8th Grade English Language Arts
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- Name
- Mrs. Leah Lamas
- Position
- Language Arts Teacher
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- Other
- Education:
East Bakersfield High School
Bachelors of Arts, Liberal Studies (CSUB)
Masters in Education, Best Practices (National Uni)
Teaching History:
I spent my first 3 years teaching Jr. High ELA and Math at a local private school. I then took a few years off of teaching to start a family. When I returned to the classroom, I taught in the Academic Development Department at Bakersfield College, where I taught courses in math and writing composition for a year. My family then made a drastic move overseas to Scotland. While in Scotland I taught upper grades in primary school for 2 years. When we returned back to the states in 2018, I landed this amazing job teaching Jr. high here at Norris Middle School. This is my 4th year here at NMS.
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