Paul+Grossman's+Introduction

My name is Paul Grossman and I am twenty-six. I graduated last Spring at Northeastern with a B.A. in English Literature. I am now in the Masters Program for Education: Teacher's Certification for Secondary Education and Language Arts. I have transfered from numerous colleges before entering Northeastern: I started at College of Lake County, went to Columbia College Chicago for Cinematography and Directing for Film, Northern Illinois in DeKalb for Psychology, and lastly at this present university for English.

I have taught mystical literature and philosophy on my own time since last January, from Gnosticism to Sufism and Islam, Buddhism and Judaism. I love teaching so much that I do it while the time allows: now I am back in school to get my Masters so I can teach in CPS and get paid for what I love to do! I particularly love Shakespeare, Milton, Dante and Drama. While religion and mysticism may seem inaccessible to younger audiences, I love the great English works (and the Divine Comedy) and find they are very stimulating for adolescents.



I have two cats who are the true owners of my household. The black cat is Katsumoto, named after the Japanese general in The Last Samurai (if you haven't gessed, I like Japanese culture and martial arts, particularly Aikido, in which I train). The smaller, blonde cat is Gizmo, who is a bit of a trouble-maker, but who is always there to greet me at the door when I come home.

I also play piano and have been in bands, producing music. Lastly, here is just some artwork of the subjects I mentioned in my introduction (I am the second person on the left in the band photo, the one with the Accordion):