In the summer of 2014, my school had a book study on Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess. After reading the book I could only think, I do this stuff, I could have written this book. So I sat out and compiled the many short stories I wrote about my life, how I became who I am, and the beginning of “Always Believe in Yourself” as my first rule. The result in the fall of 2018 was “The Story of Always Believe” which came out at the same time as a student generated video documenta

March 2020 Education forever changed. The corona virus began manifesting itself upon the globe and changes were made to society. The change in education is still rippling across the globe. Teachers are being asked to go above and beyond a typical classroom role which is resulting in drastic numbers of retirements and resignations. Teachers are being overwhelmed with the kryptonite that drains the energy out of dynamic educators. This kryptonite takes various forms, but in its

January 18, 2021 After getting home today I was able to do three video lessons, then the weather was good enough, so I went out to do a 2-mile walk. While walking I passed up a family. I usually spread positivity to those I don’t even know by telling them “Have an awesome day!” After telling the family this, I smiled as I passed them. Then the mother said, “Excuse me, are you a math teacher?” I turned around and said “Yes” then did a Tim the Tool Man Taylor grunt (which is fe