Community Service

For the past 12 years I have been a volunteer karate teacher at Amato's Karate and Weapons Academy. I volunteer every Saturday from 11am - 1pm. What an amazing experience every single week is. I am constantly having students come in from different age groups, ability levels, races, religions, and economic backgrounds. I have taught students with down syndrome and have taught kids who are "naturals". I have taught students who live in area's where the only time they were aloud to go outside was to go to karate and I have taught students who's parents make six figure salaries a year. Regardless these students backgrounds we are all brought together by one thing, and that is karate. Regardless what these students do or don't have to put up with outside of the dojo all goes away once they come to class.
One of best parts about this experience has been finding new ways, every week, to reach all of my students in some way.I want them to leave my leave with a smile on their face or feel as though they have accomplished something. This isn't always easy, but it is what makes it rewarding and was what made me want to become a physical education teacher.
Through my thousands of different experiences and dealings with so many different kinds of students I believe that I have been and will continue to be a very affective educator of physical things.