I sometimes have well-meaning people ask me why I am such a champion of high literature and why Ambleside has such a “difficult and challenging curriculum”. I happened to grow up in a family that loved Literature.  It was not unusual for one of us to stop the entire family in their tracks and read […]

This year it has been my privilege to teach math courses and also add a financial literacy class with our Juniors at AHS. The Junior class often has great insight into habits in spending and the psychology behind them. We have enjoyed laying a foundation of basic skills in budgeting, approach to debt and spending […]

  Father, Dad, Daddy, Grandfather, Uncle, Dear Family Friend– whatever the title may be, most of us are fortunate enough to have that man in our lives that holds the position of patriarch.  He’s often the guiding compass for the home, the voice of sound reason, and our strong force when needed.  He may not be the […]

I moved back to my hometown of Ocala two and a half years ago. Some days it feels like 6 months. Some days it seems like I never left. I actually had to sit down for a minute and do the math. I left Florida in 1991, moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career […]

I have a short and simple thought for this week, but it is an important one nonetheless. This is my seventh year teaching high school students. I still enjoy it, actually. Especially here at Ambleside. I enjoy being able to serve in a relational capacity as well as an instructional one. I will admit, that […]