{"id":130,"date":"2017-09-06T09:17:52","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T13:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/hankinsmedia\/?page_id=130"},"modified":"2026-02-25T21:46:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T02:46:38","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/hankinsmedia\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About ME"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello,<\/p>\n

My name is Monica Hankins, some of you might remember me as Mrs. Lucas.<\/p>\n

I have been a teacher in the Dearborn Public Schools for over 25 years. \u00a0I started as kindergarten teacher at Woodworth, then the elementary moved over to Henry Ford. \u00a0I later transferred to Whitmore Bolles in order to share time. \u00a0I taught kindergarten for over 17 years and 5th grade for 3 years and dabbled in 3rd and 4th for partial years when needed.\u00a0 Now, I am an Adult Ed ESL teacher.<\/p>\n

I have a 44 year old son, a\u00a0 43 year old daughter, a 27 year old son and a 22 year old daughter.\u00a0 I also have 5 grandchildren between the ages of 25 & almost one.\u00a0 We have two adopted Shih tzu puppies from the shelter, Mickey and Minnie.<\/p>\n

I attended Eastern Michigan for my Bachelors and teaching certificate, Western University, MaryGrove for a Master’s in the Art of Teaching as well as Oakland for a Master’s in Early Childhood. I am later attended Wayne State University for my ND Degree in Library and Information Science.<\/p>\n

I am very excited and eager to begin the next chapter in my adventure called life…..<\/p>\n

My husband John, son Kyle, daughter Ella and I in 2017.<\/p>\n

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Our blended family all together in 2013 after we got married.<\/p>\n

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Our dogs, LadyBug (Dalmatian), Mickey (white\/tan) & Minnie (black) while we were camping in 2017.<\/p>\n

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