Who is Mr. Duke?
Welcome. My name is David Duke, and I am a teacher. I have been teaching intervention kids, average kids, and gifted kids for nineteen years. I have taught 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, and adult learners. I have a BS in Business and an MA in Education from Azusa Pacific University. Prior to teaching, I was a stay at home dad, an engineer (Metrologist), an electronic technician, an instrumentation mechanic, a furniture mover, a kid, a younger kid, and so on. I have always been a student.
Favorite movie: Star Wars
Favorite movie based on a true story: Star Wars
Favorite documentary on expansionism: Star Trek
Favorite reality show: Stargate SG-1
Favorite authors: God, C.S. Lewis, Timothy Zahn, Brandon Sanderson, Jack McDevitt
Favorite food: homemade macaroni and cheese (real cheddar not that fake stuff)
Favorite color: orange
Favorite desert: cherry pie
Favorite subject: lunch
Wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up - all I got was older
Mr. Duke’s Core Philosophies about Teaching
Education
"The purpose of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think--rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men." Bill Beattie
Learning
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress." Frederick Douglass
Achievement
"It's good to be smart; it's better to be kind; But it's best to be both." Danae Duke
Please feel free to contact me at any time.
David Duke: [email protected]
Welcome. My name is David Duke, and I am a teacher. I have been teaching intervention kids, average kids, and gifted kids for nineteen years. I have taught 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, and adult learners. I have a BS in Business and an MA in Education from Azusa Pacific University. Prior to teaching, I was a stay at home dad, an engineer (Metrologist), an electronic technician, an instrumentation mechanic, a furniture mover, a kid, a younger kid, and so on. I have always been a student.
Favorite movie: Star Wars
Favorite movie based on a true story: Star Wars
Favorite documentary on expansionism: Star Trek
Favorite reality show: Stargate SG-1
Favorite authors: God, C.S. Lewis, Timothy Zahn, Brandon Sanderson, Jack McDevitt
Favorite food: homemade macaroni and cheese (real cheddar not that fake stuff)
Favorite color: orange
Favorite desert: cherry pie
Favorite subject: lunch
Wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up - all I got was older
Mr. Duke’s Core Philosophies about Teaching
Education
"The purpose of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think--rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men." Bill Beattie
Learning
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress." Frederick Douglass
Achievement
"It's good to be smart; it's better to be kind; But it's best to be both." Danae Duke
Please feel free to contact me at any time.
David Duke: [email protected]