...I believe that teaching students how to organize their thoughts, create a rough draft, edit, and revise creates learners who know how to communicate well in the written word and are able to write for a variety of purposes and in a variety of contexts. In the public schools, I taught English Lang... (read more)
I am a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Michigan, with an M.A. in history from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley. After graduating, I taught history, political science, philosophy, and religion at institutions including the Universit... (read more)
...I believe in teaching the future leaders of America to be problem solvers and to be kind to one another. I prefer teaching students in pairs or small groups of students because I believe that students learn from one another not just the teacher. I am experienced in teaching Common Core, Eureka Mathematics also known as Engage New York. (read more)
...Besides what I consider "Religion" in a personal sense - my beliefs, I have had a few interesting situations through the years. I worked for a Jewish couple for several years, and was treated like a son. During college, my family hosted a Thanksgiving with Jamaican, Japanese and Iranian student... (read more)