I am Deirtra Bledsoe. I have been teaching at Una since August, 1993. I have taught second grade for twelve of my thirteen years and English Language Learners for the past five. In August of 2007, I will complete my graduate studies in the area of Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Second Language Acquisition. I received my formal education in the public schools of Nashville, and find it a privilege to give back to that same school system by teaching the students who have been entrusted to my classroom. In my spare time, I continue to raise my three children who also attend public schools in Metro Nashville.