CharlesMurphy

Hi, my name is Charles Murphy. I am currently enrolled in the IDT MA program, in my second (hopefully final) year. I am 49 years old and grew up in what I thought of as a small town in Kentucky. Small town has taken on a new meaning to me since relocating to West Virginia. I was in high school in the 70's and graduated in 1980 then joined the Navy. I retired from the Navy in 2000 and tried a few different jobs, truck driver (hated it), road construction (paid well, but hated it), and working for the Navy as a civilian contractor (again paid well, but hated it).

One night I was watching Jay Leno, he was asking people on the street questions about American History and people were not able to answer even the most basic questions. I thought to myself, I learned this information (I am a sailor at heart and in my mind I edited that thought for public consumption) in high school and I was not a good student, to put it kindly. I decided to enroll at Glenville State and major in Social Studies, I graduated in 2005 and have been teaching since then.

I teach American History in a small central West Virginia high school. I am working toward this degree in IDT mainly in hopes of becoming a better teacher for my students (and the pay raise is good too). I realize that my reasons for becoming a teacher are pretty strange, but that is the way my mind works.

Above is a picture of the marquee at the Elk Theatre in Sutton, WV. My wife (Jane) and I have owned and operated this little theatre since 2007. This is why my weekends are booked up for the forseeable future

While I was in the Navy I was lucky enough to visit Nassau, Bahamas on a few occasions. Since I left the service Jane and I have gone there twice on cruise vacations. I think this is my favorite vacation spot in the world.





Below is the link to my Civil War Battles Project, in Prezi.

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