: About Me

Born in Geneva, Switzerland many years ago, I reached the U.S. in my 20's, joined the Army, got out, went to college to earn a B.A. in psychology. I then decided that teaching was my vocation, and still is, this time in special education to help challenged kids. I found time to earn my master's in education and started writing about various topics.
I love classical music, good food and exceptional wines.I am married with two very special adult daughters and 4 vivacious grandchildren. I currently reside in Brownsville, Texas, the city by the beach (Padre Island).

My passion is ...

writing and reading

I know too much about ...

nothing

My parents always told me ...

you are smart, so you have a responsibility toward society

My childhood ambition ...

To become a university professor

My favorite memory ...

collecting flowers in the Alps

Why I write ...

I have so much to share as an experienced older man

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Rimsky-Korsakov, The Search for Modern China (Jonathan Spence)

My first job ...

I was an accountant's aide and I hated every minute

My best moment ...

Father's Day with my daughters

My inspiration ...

My wife

Arts & Humanities > Philosophy (Other) Why the ability to think creatively is seldom taught

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How Teachers Can Stimulate Creativity I recently attended a creative teaching seminar which had the purpose of addressing the needs of Gifted and Talented students in the classroom. The suggested exercises contained the usual efforts of stimulating 'out-of-the-box' thinking processes, but did not include an actual focus group of youngsters on which we could have tried new creative teaching methods. We are of course expected to apply such methods in our respective classrooms, but the chance to practice with small groups of students during the seminar may have given us a better understanding...

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