218: Bucks interview Curtis Weber, a retiree now teaching English to immigrants

218: Bucks interview Curtis Weber, a retiree now teaching English to immigrants

Author: David and Del May 16, 2025 Duration: 40:03
Send a text Maybe retirement is a time to kick back and relax and that's fine. But it wasn't enough for Curtis Weber, a retired educator who relocated to Sarasota and now teaches English to non-English-speaking immigrants who have also found a new life in the area. Curtis teaches advanced English classes at the Sarasota Technical College where his students range in age from 17 to 83. He's had students from 30 countries with diverse backgrounds from cardiologist to ship captain. Se...

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