Walter Brackett


wbrackett@bridgeportedu.net

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Education
B. A., English, University of Connecticut
M. S., Education, University of Bridgeport

Professional Interests
The teaching of rhetoric, teaching adolescents to be better readers, teaching the writing process.

Personal Interests
Just about everything, including writing, reading (especially science fiction), hiking, kayaking, cooking, eating, and spending time with family and friends.

Favorite Movies
(in no particular order): The Incredibles, Blazing Saddles, Hot Fuzz, Goodfellas, Eight Men Out, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Grizzly Man.

Favorite TV Shows
Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Wire

Favorite Books
Dune (Frank Herbert), The Odyssey (Homer, supposedly), Hamlet (William Shakespeare), Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)

Favorite Sports Teams
New York Mets, New England Patriots, UConn Huskies, Tottenham Hotspur (Audere est Facere!)