NAME: Mr. David Callison

SCHOOL: Valley High

CLASSES: Creative Writing, Film Criticism, Crime and Punishment

SCHOOL PHONE and EMAIL: 345-9021, Ext. 82160 / callison_d@aps.edu

About The Teacher

This is my 5th year at VHS, and it's looking like the best one yet.
I have a great group of students, and I'm excited about all the ground 
we are going to cover together in the next nine months.

I have a B.A. in Communications with a minor in English from California 
State University at Fullerton, and my Teaching Certification is from the 
University of New Mexico. This past summer I completed my professional 
dossier for the state, so I am now a Level 2 Teacher in the NM system.

My wonderful wife Gena teaches dual-language first grade at Carlos Rey 
Elementary, my delightful daughter Sara is a senior at Sandia High, and my 
mischievous son Max is in his second year at CNM. We have a menagerie of 
eccentric pets at our house.

Before entering the field of Education I worked as a radio dj, in the 
restaurant business, and as a manager in the overnight express industry.

I've lived in New Mexico for the last 17 years,  Albuquerque for the last 
13. I'm from Southern California (Pasadena/Fullerton), but have also lived 
in Vermont, Maryland, and Seattle, Wa. as well as Oakland, Palo Alto, and 
Mammoth Lakes in California.


In my scarce free time you can usually find me with my nose in a book. I  
use my Film Criticism classes as justification for watching a lot of 
movies, too.

Mission For The Class

Crime and Punishment:
To consider ideas of good and evil from a broader perspective, and to 
increase your capacity for critical thinking.

Creative Writing:
To improve your writing skills as we focus them on your personal interests, 
and to help you regain a love of reading.


Film Criticism:
To broaden your taste in movies, and to write thoughtfully and clearly about 
them.