I’m an Educator and Researcher who is interested in access, equality, and machine learning.

My Mission

I am interested in how race is formalized and how that behaves in our everyday, tech-enabled world. Being a teacher has demonstrated that access to these systems is based on these formulations and behaviors.

This year marks my 25th year of teaching. This site serves as another teaching tool—to share more of what I have learned and what I continue to understand.

Specialties & Interests

Education

Critical Race Theory

Racial Formation

Sociology

Machine Learning

Analytics & Data

Programming

Design & Computational Thinking

If you’re interested in college counseling or getting your college matches, visit the Bridge to College site.

In ten years, I have founded three companies including one non-profit organization, to support students and families in the college-going process. In over ten years, we are still at 100% admissions with funding needs met.

And the teaching…I have taught abroad, middle and high schools, undergraduates, graduates, and professional students. And I’ve been a student in many capacities myself, from NYU, UCLA, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago.

Blog
What is Teaching?

Teaching has nothing to do with being smart, becoming smart, or activating an inherent smart in students who would otherwise not have a chance. This is because this definition is static, as if there is a definite goal or marker. If we consider learning to be a life-long practice, we understand teaching much differently.

What is Affirmative Action?

With this, one might say that slavery ended in 1865 with the passing of the 13th Amendment. I don’t fully agree with that because the slave states had not re-entered the Union yet, but for argument’s sake, let’s say that slavery did end in 1865. But when did enslavement – the legalized subjugation of African-descended people – end?

What is Critical Race Theory?

You can’t have raceless racism. Latin America already tried that. Move past that point. Figure out what you’re going to do next.