...I started my teaching career in the Military with military weapons and taught military personnel on the correct and safe way to handle and fire weapons. My civilian teaching career began in 1994 in Buffalo New York teaching Junior ROTC military traditions and drill to high school students in grade 9-12. I completed my teaching career with JROTC in Vermont in 2015. (read more)
...I grew up in Burlington, Vermont and attended public school there from second grade until graduation. Growing up I had some great teachers, and then some others that weren't so great, and unfortunately this largely shaped how I viewed the subjects they taught. It was always easier to learn from the teachers I connected with and who supported me, and luckily there were a lot. (read more)