Gary Joseph Pasieka
Historian, anthropologist, educator
Born Jan. 25, 1951, Highland Park (MI), U.S.; son of Joseph E. and Dolores (Maciejewski); married Clare L. (Browne); child: Nicholas A.
Education: Associate (with honors), Macomb College, Warren (MI), 1971; Bachelor of Science (B.S.), 1973, Master of Education (M.Ed.), 1979, Ph.D., 1990, Wayne State University, Detroit (MI); certified teacher, Texas, Michigan.
Career: teacher, Archdiocese of Detroit schools, 1974-81, 1984-86; instructor (world and American history), Spring Independent School District, Houston (TX), 1981-82; instructor (American history, geography, psychology, physical training), Colegio Internacional de Caracas (Venezuela), 1983-84; teacher (history, geography, speech, business, academic games), Detroit public schools, 1986-93; associate prof., Manchester College, North Manchester (IN), 1993 -.
Author: Joseph Lancaster, The Monitorial System, and Its Application in Detroit, 1990; Ghetto School Diary: A Semester in the Life of a White, Inner City High School Teacher, 1993.
Member of: History of Education Society; Philosophy of Education Society; Wayne State University Alumni Association; International Schools Services Association, Princeton (NJ).
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: paleontology, anthropology, jogging.
Home: 501 Singer Road, North Manchester, IN 46962.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.