Over time students will develop a broad understanding of the humanities and important people, places, and ideas in history. I remember first being exposes to some of these authors and ideas as a kind and how inspired I was -- how my heart got pumping! I want to share that experience with the students in my classes!

We live in a big and fascinating world and one of my goals with my classes is to help kids develop an interest and appreciation for the world around them and different cultures. My classes draw from my own experiences as a world traveler. I've visited and lived abroad in 22 different countries. In high school my friends and I started our own Dead Poet's Society. I'm a lifelong student of history and I'm also the former deputy director of the historic home of President Ronald Reagan. In 2010 was a candidate for United States Congress.