Welcome!
Hello!
I'm Michael Bodary ("Dr. B"), and I teach English I, English III, and ACT Prep l. I joined CDHS in the 2020-21 academic year.
My high school diploma is from Cannon County High School in Woodbury, TN, which is so small it makes Greeneville look like a metropolis! Since leaving high school, I've completed five college degrees: undergraduate degrees in Anthropology and English, master's degrees in English and Teaching, and a doctorate in English.
I enjoy learning about things, and there's SO MUCH to learn about!
Prior to coming to CDHS, I taught a wide variety of English courses at the University of Memphis and nearby Tusculum University. My academic focus has largely been in professional/technical writing, which afforded me many opportunities to write research grants, FDA submissions, ISO 13485 quality systems, instruction manuals, public relations materials, product packaging, websites, shareholder information, business plans, research reports, policy/procedural documentation, etc.
English, to me, is much more than literature, poetry, and essays; it's also the language of science and business--and I try to propagate this pluralistic, pragmatic perspective into my classroom.
No classroom library for students
To ensure my classroom is in compliance with Tennessee Senate Bill 2407 (https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2407.pdf), I removed my student library. However, students may still make use of the school's library, public libraries, and the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/).
