: About Me

"Introduce yourself" venues are always difficult for me. Probably most important is that I am middle-aged father of four. I have been married for almost 24 years.

I was in pastoral ministry for nearly a decade and almost lost my mind. I love to teach and the classroom is where I feel most at home.

My dream from an early age was to be an educator and writer. My family responsibilities made this impossible for several years. Finally, I decided if it were ever going to happen I had to do something. So, I completed two masters degrees in my early 30s. Desiring to gain the credentials to teach at the university level and to augmented the writing I wanted to do, I knew a Ph.D. was required. I put it off until my 38th birthday when my gift to myself was the completion and submission of my application to a Ph.D. program. I graduated with a Ph.D. in 2006.

My joy is to coach people into becoming what they want to be. I would rather work with a person's assets than focus on their liabilities.

As for hobbies, I enjoy trading on ebay through my online bookstore. And, I enjoy teaching and working on a couple of business ventures I am developing as outlets for my writing.

My passion is ...

Teaching

Why I write ...

I love to

Education > Education (Other) What is a pupil premium?

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Governments are perpetually seeking ways to motivate and improve school performance especially with students from low socio-economic backgrounds. The United Kingdom is in the process of implementing such a program titled “Pupil Premium.” The premise of “Pupil Premium” is simple: provide more government funding to schools in order to improve educational services to “disadvantaged” pupils. Participation in “free lunch” programs is the primary means-test for determining poverty at this point. Purpose The Department of Education’s website d...

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