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

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...

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...