https://youtu.be/dkOWonMoPq8 I remember being in fourth grade, sitting at my desk, and drifting. The drapes were open, and I was watching a different grade level play kickball during recess. I wasn’t being disruptive; I was just… gone. My teacher yelled my name, sent me to the learning center to write 100 sentences, and then gave […]
https://youtu.be/4f5StmUWbzA Twenty years ago, during my decade as an elementary music teacher in the Racine Unified School District, I had a beginner trumpet student who changed the way I looked at education. He was struggling in his regular classroom—in fact, his teacher called him the “most disruptive” student she had. But in my band room, […]
https://youtu.be/l7XktPD68n4 Since I opened Championship Martial Arts – Kenosha in 2020, parents often ask me: “How is Karate different from other sports?” My answer is always the same: Meaningful Achievement. As a former teacher with a Master’s degree in Education and over a decade in the Racine Unified School District, I’ve seen where the modern […]
https://youtu.be/_rP2vqpRTI8 I spent a decade—from 2000 to 2010—as an elementary teacher in the Racine Unified School District. I’ve walked the halls of our local schools for over 25 years, and I’ve seen a silent crisis taking over: the disappearance of physical activity. Not to be the “old guy,” but back in the 1990s, we didn’t […]
https://youtu.be/U5vh45m_oVc I began teaching martial arts in the early 1990s and spent over a decade as a music teacher. Over the last 25 years, I’ve watched a massive shift in how kids interact with the world, and it all comes down to the “Screen Takeover.” I remember the early 2000s in our local classrooms. Back […]
https://youtube.com/shorts/uT15IzjQ-hE I spent a decade—from 2000 to 2010—walking the hallways of the Racine Unified School District as an elementary teacher. During those years, I didn’t just teach music; I watched the social dynamics of thousands of kids. I saw the difference between the students who carried themselves with quiet confidence and the ones who, unfortunately, […]
https://youtu.be/ND7jZPAF1es As a parent of a 13 and 14-year-old, I know exactly how “busy” our kids are in 2026. Between school, sports, and social lives, it’s a constant “go, go, go.” But as an educator with a Master’s degree who spent 10 years in the Racine Unified School District, I’ve started asking a different question: […]
https://youtu.be/Yz3nnzzXYIk I began teaching martial arts in the early 1990s right here in Racine, and for a decade—from 2000 to 2010—I was on the front lines of the Racine Unified School District as an elementary band and orchestra teacher. During those years, I watched the digital revolution unfold in our local classrooms in real-time. I […]
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