"To educate a man in mind, and not in morals, is to educate a menace to society."
Theodore Roosevelt
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Social Studies Teacher - Effingham High School
Every great achievement is the story of a flaming heart.
- Harry Truman
- Harry Truman
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Welcome to My Homepage
As a teacher and a parent, I have found that time becomes more and more scarce each day, making it more difficult for me to communicate with both students and parents. I have created this blog in hopes of helping my students access me more regularly with their questions and creating an avenue for parents to communicate with me and stay up to date with what is happening in the classroom. I will work to keep both students and parents up to date on a daily/weekly basis on what is happening and expected in both my American History and American Governent classrooms.
My students will be able to find links to outside readings that will help them gain a deeper understanding of what is being taught in the class. I will also use this method to create dialogue on different topics we are discussing in the classroom. I encourage both students and parents to take advantage of this.
I am also Community Service Coordinator at EHS. If you have any questions regarding this topic, please feel free to contact me.
My students will be able to find links to outside readings that will help them gain a deeper understanding of what is being taught in the class. I will also use this method to create dialogue on different topics we are discussing in the classroom. I encourage both students and parents to take advantage of this.
I am also Community Service Coordinator at EHS. If you have any questions regarding this topic, please feel free to contact me.
Why Teach????
Why Teach?
I have always enjoyed working with young people, maybe because I have never grown up myself (so my wife says!) I love history and I love politics, needless to say teaching those subjects to young people is a perfect fit. It would be easy to teach dates, names, and places but what I feel is more important is teaching young people to take educated chances by examining what worked and didn't work in the past and exploring new opportunities for the future. I also want them to realize that there are proper channels to go through to solve those the problems that they encounter. Young people should understand that those who do not know there history are truly doomed to repeat it and that government only has the power that we give it. Our elected officials are accountable to us. By not participating in government we relinquish that power and our government only has that much more power to use without any checks or balances.
I have always enjoyed working with young people, maybe because I have never grown up myself (so my wife says!) I love history and I love politics, needless to say teaching those subjects to young people is a perfect fit. It would be easy to teach dates, names, and places but what I feel is more important is teaching young people to take educated chances by examining what worked and didn't work in the past and exploring new opportunities for the future. I also want them to realize that there are proper channels to go through to solve those the problems that they encounter. Young people should understand that those who do not know there history are truly doomed to repeat it and that government only has the power that we give it. Our elected officials are accountable to us. By not participating in government we relinquish that power and our government only has that much more power to use without any checks or balances.
My Personal Interests
I spend as much time as possible with my daughter and two sons, I am so proud to be their dad. You will usually find me at a softball, baseball, or soccer game, a dance recital, or on the golf course with them at any given time. My wife and I enjoy politics, NASCAR, Cardinal baseball, and we are both avid readers. Ultimately though our goal as parents is to be involved with our children, to be positive role models for our kids and to make a difference in our community.
My Favorites
- 2 Cents Worth -Teaching & Learning in the new information landscape…
- A + Illinois
- A Teacher's Thoughts - My Personal Blog
- Advance Illinois
- Connect Learning - David Warlick
- Edutopia - The George Lucas Educational Foundation
- Forum on Education
- Jayski.com
- NASCAR
- Real Clear Politics
- The Green Children Foundation
- Weblogg-ed - Will Richardson
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"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and injustice."
-Robert F. Kennedy 1925-1968, American Attorney General, Senator
-Robert F. Kennedy 1925-1968, American Attorney General, Senator
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