Green Belief

This is a poem from a former student, Mitchell Garner.  Working with 3rd Eye Unlimited as well as other non-profits and educational organizations, Mitchell is an inspiring young man who speaks his truth to power.  He’s also a poet and artist and a person who always has time to talk about the world, even though [...]

Welcome back!

Welcome back to all new and former students.  This year I’ll teach 2 sections of AP US History and 1 section of US History 2.  I’ll also coach the Debate Team and the Chess Team, as well as chair the school’s Restructuring Committee.  If you want to know more about any of these programs, classes [...]

Jamming Cell Phones in the Classroom

Cell phones.  As a tech-geek teacher, I strongly believe that using cell phones as teaching devices is a perfectly acceptable use of technology in the classroom.  But, the reality is that cell phones have become more of a distraction in the classroom under the existing school policy than something that could benefit teachers.  This is [...]

Freeing Mynamar

Today, Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to 18 months of home imprisonment.  She is the leader of a non-violent, democracy movement in one of the most brutal dictatorships still left on the planet in Mynamar (formerly Burma).  You can read about the her personal history here and visit her webpage here for [...]