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Geno ShintockGeno ShintockFall 2007Fall 2007

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Who is Geno?Who is Geno?

Newly 21-year old originally from Sarasota.

Mom is a teacher and Dad is a radiation oncologist

Loves working with kids

Went to Wiles Elementary, Kanapaha Middle, and Buchholz High School

A video-game junkie who also likes to play poker and other card games

Three Things to Know about Three Things to Know about GenoGeno

Fan of the Gators since I can remember

Played soccer since the age of four,

competitively since age eight

Lived in Gainesville since

1990

Why Geno Wants to TeachWhy Geno Wants to Teach

To help every child see the best in themselves and bring it our for their peers

to see

To see that light go off when a kid finally understands an idea he has been struggling

with

I Bet You Didn’t Know …I Bet You Didn’t Know …

I was an engineering major

before switching to education after my freshman year.

In Five Years Geno Will In Five Years Geno Will be …be …

Teaching Fourth or Fifth grade …

… at a local school, Lawton

Chiles Elementary

Goals for This YearGoals for This Year

~ Be able to dunk on a 10-foot basketball hoop

~ Get all A’s this semester

~ Do well on the GRE

~ Spend my money wisely

Activities Geno EnjoysActivities Geno EnjoysAny sports

Cheering on the Gators

Working with Kids

Playing word board games such as pictionary, scattegories, or scrabble