Hello, hello hello. My name is Joseph Bredice, and I am a Special Education teacher at Crossroads. I have the honor of working with students and families at all grade levels at Crossroads. I have been teaching at Crossroads since 2017. 

I am a graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato. In 2015, I received my Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies, focusing on Elementary Education, Special Education, and Corrections. After graduating, I applied for the grad program at  Minnesota State University, Mankato, where I specialized in Emotional Behaviors Disorder or EBD for short. I graduated from MNSU's grad program in 2017. 

I live with my lovely wife, Maddie, our beautiful baby girl, Quinn, and our son, Callahan. When I'm not home or working, I love being active. I play Semi-Pro Football; I'm in multiple Flag Football Leagues and City Basketball leagues. I also play golf and a little pickleball. I come from two large families, my biological family of seven, in which I'm the 3rd youngest, and my adoptive family, where I'm the oldest of seven. 

I always wanted to be a teacher, but I didn't know in what capacity. First, I wanted to be a math teacher, but they started mixing letters with numbers; I thought, "NO, THANK YOU." Then I tried to be a Social Studies Teacher, but that changed when I was introduced to Special Education, specifically, students with EBD. Thus my long journey began! 

"Every child can learn. Just not on the same day or in the same way," because teaching children is an accomplishment; getting children excited about learning is an achievement. -Robert John Meehan