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Jim Kautz, English Teacher 
Favorite Quote:
"We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all we need to make us truly happy is something to be enthusiastic about."


I am a graduate of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, and a native of Mount Prospect, Illinois.  I have been teaching at Palatine High School since 2001.  Prior to coming to Palatine, I taught 8th grade language arts at River Trails Middle School in Mount Prospect, Illinois, the junior high which I attended.  


I teach the following classes:

  • English 102 - Freshman English
  • English 336 - American Studies
  • English 411 - Communication Skills
  • English 303 - Rhetoric of Cinema

The Three R's I ask of my students are:

  • Responsibility - coming prepared to work every day
  • Respect - to each other, to me, and to yourself
  • Resourcefulness - finding different ways to problem-solve