Mr. Eltiste

Thanks for taking a look at my section of the blog. I am a fifth grade teacher at Manor Hill, and this is my twelfth year of teaching. Outside of school, I love to spend time with my wife Jill, our son Mason, and our daughter Ayla. I also enjoy playing basketball and going on backpacking trips. Sometimes, those trips last for an evening, and sometimes they last for a week. I always enjoy taking a good book to read on those long trips, as there are few things more relaxing than reading a book in the Colorado backcountry while a stream trickles nearby. I haven't a been an avid reader for my whole life. This is something that has just started in the past few years for me. My favorite types of books seem to lean towards books that tell a different side of a story that we are all familiar with. For example, I recently finished reading "Fast Food Nation", a book that takes an educated look at how fast food companies have changed American food and lifestyles. I've also enjoyed reading "A People's History of the United States 1492- Present, " and I'm currently reading "Failed States" by Noam Chomsky. As for kid's books, I love "George's Marvelous Medicine," "Danger In Quicksand Swamp," "Skeleton Creek," and "The Giver."I hope you enjoy reading comments on my secion of the blog.