Profile
EDUCATION
California State University Northridge (CSUN) - B.A. - Mass Communications, 1981
University of Georgia (UGA) - M.Ed. - Mathematics Education, 2006
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
First and foremost for me, teaching is passion for one’s subject and compassion for one’s students. That is to say, teachers should be excited about the subject they teach and feel compelled to bring this excitement to their students on one hand and, on the other, to feel a deep respect for their student’s journey, though difficult at times, to learn new material. I have always felt that the “art” of teaching is about conveying material to a learner in a way that is most effective for that learner to learn. Although this, in and of itself, may not always be effective, teachers should always strive to create the best possible learning environment. In many ways, good teaching sets up the conditions upon which effective learning can take place. Having achieved that, the student must now become an active part of the process.
INTERESTS
- FAMILY: My wife and two daughters!
- Music: 1950s Jazz, Deep Berlin Techno, Deep House EDM, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Esbjörn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.), Bill Evans, London Grammar, Pink Floyd, The Cure, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones, The Allman Brothers, Max Richter, Olafur Arnalds, J. S. Bach, Emika, Nils, Frahm, STS9, Joy Williams
- Cooking: Plant Based Cuisine
- Reading: Data Technology, Yuval Noah Harari's works on hunman kind, western philosphy, Vipassana Buddhism, Bill Gates' reading list (www.gatesnotes.com), political and ecomomic history and theory, Michael Connelly Novels, Lee Childs Novels, Mystries Reading is very damaging one's ignorance!http://www.livinglifefully.com/ignorance.htm
- Exercise: Working Out, Mindfulness Meditation
