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HELLO! I LOVE TEACHING CHEMISTRY AND INTERACTING WITH THE AWESOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT ESPERANZA HIGH SCHOOL. I AM HONORED TO SAY THAT MY FAMILY LIVES WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, MY AMAZING WIFE ALSO TEACHES HERE, AND MY TWO DAUGHTERS PROUDLY GO TO ITS SCHOOLS. THIS IS AN AMAZING SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I AM EXCITED TO BLEED CARDINAL AND GOLD. GO AZTECS!

I AM A NERD AT HEART; I DO TEACH A.P. CHEMISTRY AFTER ALL!  HERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I ENJOY DOING: PLAYING CHESS/CARD GAMES/BOARD GAMES, BUILDING THINGS FOR THE HOUSE, CONTEMPLATING THE UNIVERSE & PHILOSOPHY, PHOTOGRAPHY, WATCHING THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS WIN, PLAYING FANTASY FOOTBALL, FILLING OUT MARCH MADNESS BRACKETS, HANGING OUT WITH MY TWO QUIRKY DAUGHTERS, AND WATCHING GREAT MOVIES WHILE EATING SUPER BUTTERY POPCORN.

I DESIGNED THIS WEBSITE TO BE A SOURCE FOR MY STUDENTS TO LOCATE INFORMATION REGARDING OUR CLASS. I HOPE OTHERS MAY FIND IT A USEFUL SOURCE OF INFORMATION TO HELP THEM SUCCEED IN THEIR CHEMISTRY CLASSES. TUTORING IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO LOCAL STUDENTS, BUT NOT TO MY CURRENT STUDENTS. A SESSION CONSISTS OF A RIGOROUS 90 MINUTE IN PERSON LESSON GIVEN BY AN AP CHEMISTRY TEACHER WITH A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE. COVID ERA TEACHING KILLED MY DESIRE TO DO ONLINE MEETINGS, SO I DO NOT OFFER ONLINE TUTORING SESSIONS. PLEASE INQUIRE IF INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE.

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Embrace Adversity!

  • UNITED STATES MARINES ARE RENOWNED FOR THEIR RESILIENCE AND ABILITY TO EMBRACE TOUGH CIRCUMSTANCES, A CONCEPT KNOWN AS "EMBRACE THE SUCK." THEY KNOW THE TASK AT HAND IS GOING TO SUCK, SO RATHER THAN WHINE & COMPLAIN ABOUT IT, THEY EMBRACE IT. THEY CHANGE THEIR MINDSET AND DECIDE TO LEARN FROM IT, IMPROVE FROM IT, FIND A WAY TO GET THROUGH IT.

    THIS MINDSET EMBODIES THEIR UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO THEIR MISSION, REGARDLESS OF THE CHALLENGING CONDITIONS THEY ENCOUNTER. FROM ENDURING HARSH WEATHER CONDITIONS TO FACING INTENSE COMBAT SITUATIONS, MARINES WILLINGLY ACCEPT THE DIFFICULTIES INHERENT IN THEIR LINE OF WORK.

    THROUGH RIGOROUS TRAINING, THEY DEVELOP MENTAL AND PHYSICAL TOUGHNESS, ALLOWING THEM TO PUSH THROUGH ADVERSITY AND COME OUT STRONGER ON THE OTHER SIDE. BY EMBRACING THE SUCK, MARINES DEMONSTRATE AN UNYIELDING DETERMINATION, UNWAVERING LOYALTY TO THEIR COMRADES, AND AN UNPARALLELED COMMITMENT TO ACCOMPLISHING THEIR OBJECTIVES, NO MATTER THE HARDSHIP.

  • IF YOUR MISSION IS TO GET A CERTAIN GRADE IN CHEMISTRY, YOU WILL NEED TO EMBRACE THE ADVERSITY YOU WILL ENCOUNTER AT SOME TIME IN YOUR CHEMISTRY CLASS.

    MARINES DON’T RUN FROM TOUGH SITUATIONS, THEY RUN TOWARD THEM. SUCCESSFUL CHEMISTRY STUDENTS DON’T RUN FROM TOUGH CONCEPTS OR LENGTHY & COMPLEX PROBLEMS, THEY TACKLE THEM. A SIMPLE SHIFT IN YOUR MINDSET WILL DO WONDERS FOR YOU AND YOU WILL AMAZE YOURSELF AT WHAT YOU CAN AND WILL ACCOMPLISH. THIS IS WHAT I MEAN WHEN I REFERENCE “EMBRACE ADVERSITY”

  • photo description: I AM LIFTING AMMO BOXES AT CAMP PENDLETON DURING THEIR EDUCATORS WORKSHOP.

    IT IS A WEEK LONG EYE-OPENING ADVENTURE THAT ALLOWS EDUCATORS TO SEE HOW MARINES ARE MADE. WE ARE PUT THROUGH MANY OF THE SAME DRILLS THAT RECRUITS IN BOOT CAMP ARE PUT THROUGH. WE EXPERIENCE FOR OURSELVES WHAT THEIR FIRST DAYS ON THE YELLOW FOOTPRINTS ARE LIKE, SHARING A LUNCH WITH THEM AS THEY FINISH THE CRUCIBLE HIKE AND WITNESS THEM BEING CALLED "MARINE" INSTEAD OF "RECRUIT" FOR THE FIRST TIMES, AS WELL AS ATTEND THEIR GRADUATION FROM BOOT CAMP. IT IS A WONDERFUL PROGRAM AND IF YOU EVER GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE, I HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT YOU DO!
GO NINERS!