Family
I have one daughter, Elizabeth, who is in eleventh grade.
My wife Karen
is a home-school counselor with the Rockford School District.
Education
I graduated from Western Illinois University (undergraduate) and St Xavier University (graduate).
I've taught middle school math (pre-algebra and algebra) for 25 years, high school math for 1 year, and worked with staff development and curriculum for 5 years.
This is my ninth year teaching math in the gifted program.
Hobbies & Activities
I love sports - especially the White Sox (not the sCrUBS)!!! College basketball is great – Go Illini!!! Playing golf when there's time is very relaxing, when I play well.
I love
reading a good book in the summer or on vacation.
I enjoy playing board games, cards, and messing around on the computer. Our family spends much time involved with our church. I enjoy having my alone time every morning.
Oddities
I am strictly a morning
person, up by 6:00 a.m. every day (even in the summer).
I love cold
weather - Give me 20 degrees over 90 degrees any
day of the
week!
Shoveling snow is great!! Who needs a snow blower or
a plow???
I like to do household chores, like laundry, dishes, and even vacuuming!!
Breakfast is my favorite meal, but I’ll eat most anything that is put in front of me. I like neighborhood restaurants better than franchises.
I also enjoy listening to music, talk radio, and staying current with the news.
I love
teaching math!!!!
