...Most people today live in a sort of permanent "excited state", which makes it harder to integrate information of all kinds and find the "signal in the noise". The rest is just technical. I also try to help them, when relevant, to understand the connection between what they are learning and the real worlds of science and so forth. (read more)
...I believe that people should learn something new everyday. I think that all students are capable of achieving their goals, and, with the proper instruction, they can excel in any subject. I think that math is one of the fundamental lessons that needs to be learned. (read more)
I am a career professional writer and writing teacher. My early years were spent as an advertising copywriter for several Chicago ad agencies and marketing firms where I worked on package goods, retail, fast food, health care and corporate accounts. Following graduate school, I taught undergraduat... (read more)