Bio

Ms. Gomez is a Secondary English Language Arts educator from the Southwest Side of Chicago. She attended a Chicago Public School as a kid and a teenager in high school. She is first-generation in a Hispanic-household and attended Richard J. Daley & the University of Illinois Chicago. She is very enthusiastic to be teaching for her third year at Hancock. Her first two years, she worked with freshmen and juniors and taught English 1 & 3. This year, she is delighted to be teaching English 2 to sophomores. 

Ms. Gomez believes that the purpose of education is to enlighten the minds of young children. Empathy is very important in this career. Students learn best when they have an educator who understands what it’s like to walk in their shoes.

It is important to make the environment friendly and welcoming for students' comfort; doing so brings joy to be there and enhances learning. She believes in teaching them skills that are useful and applicable outside of the classroom. Connections between school materials and the real world are impactful to their learning.

Reading opens up a new world in students' minds. Her goal with teaching is to be clear about instructions, expectations, and the purpose of doing it. Students should be provided with a reason for doing something. The most effective teaching methods are being flexible and understanding of students' time and work.