I Want This Lesson To Stay With You

Last week I thought long and hard about the future, the future of our young students at Scornavacco Martial Arts Academy, and one question I asked myself was this: Of all the lessons I teach, what would I absolutely want students to remember, retain and rely on in 1,...

Flip The Positive Switch

ANTs and Light Switches Our Powerful Word this month is Positive Attitude (yes, I know it’s technically a phrase), which got me thinking about ants and light switches. It was a particularly worrisome time in my life. I was about to graduate college and had ZERO...

Thank You for Changing My Life

I received an email the other day from my high school, St. Ignatius College Prep, that one of our beloved teachers passed away. Father Thul lived a life of service, as called upon by his Jesuit faith, one aspect of which was teaching mathematics at SICP. As I reflect...

1st Day of School 2019-2020

Best Wishes to all of our students who are starting the 2019-2020 Academic School Year today and tomorrow. Here’s to a fantastic, successful year of learning and growth. In the midst of all the excitement and learning the academic routine, keep in mind the...

America’s Best Idea — Be Part of It

Audible.com recently had a sale, one program of which was, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns. Given the time of the year, summer, and my love of the Great Outdoors, I had to take advantage of the sale to learn more about the...