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What do teachers do?: We help students see the value of content, teach them practical skills, and above all else work to instill in them a love of learning and a desire to continue doing so, in everything they do.

About Me:: I teach primarily American History and American Government, to juniors and seniors, respectively. I’ve taught World History, as well as several electives — Economics, WW2 & the Holocaust, American Military History, and World Military History. Those last three are my creations, and I’ve had the good fortune of working under administrators who’ve been open to oddball electives if enough students are interested. This is my third year at Empire High School, in Tucson, Arizona.

After teaching for over seven years, and this being my third working in a one-to-one environment, I’m at the point where the technology is no longer novel, and so I can actually concentrate on using well, without being overly excited about it. I think there’s a distinct “gee wiz” factor to edtech, and while it motivates people to look deeper, it also obscures reality with what I call “flash & dazzle” — style over substance. I’m over that — but with some experience under my belt I can now work on what works best, and incorporate new technologies and methods in a more systematic, rational manner.

Favorite Music:: Classic rock, Metal -- the best of which is NWOBHM, some 80s New Wave, and some Country....Wagner, too.

Favorite TV Shows:: Currently, I watch no shows regularly, although I do like Supernatural (guilty pleasure?). Over my life with the idiot box, I've enjoyed Sanford & Son, the Cosby Show, the old Battlestar Galactica, all the Star Treks but Enterprise, and whatever I can find on the History Channel about military history. My wife has gotten me watching American Idol and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, but I don't count reality tv as real tv.