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My name is Mr. O'Brien.
I was born in Paris, Tennessee but consider northeast Pennsylvania home.
My birthday is October 19th.
My family includes my wife Rachel and two children Jameson and Caleb.
I have two Master of Arts degrees: DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois and Trinity Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.
I received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Union University, Jackson, Tennessee and an Associates Degree in Architectural/Mechanical Drafting from Tennessee Technology Center in McKenzie, TN.
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My Teaching Philosophy:
I believe strongly that education should be more about method than content. In other words, I think a good education teaches how to think rather than what to think. A good education also models, encourages, and promotes character. Finally, a good education prompts students to self-educate, self-monitor, and create rather than always critique.
A Few of my Favorite Things!
Food: Stromboli, southern fried chicken
Movies: Monty Python, “Matrix” series
Books: Current reads include the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov; anything by Shakespeare, Friedrich Nietzsche, Fyodor Dostoevsky; P.G. Wodehouse, and too many others to name
Music: Classic Rock
Websites: pennstate.scout.com; lewrockwell.com
Colors: Blue and white (Penn State colors)
Hobbies: Reading, woodworking, woodcarving, hunting, fishing
Sports Teams: Penn State Nittany Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers
Time of Year: I thoroughly enjoy the fall with its colors and scents and it is also the time of year for football and hunting.
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Destinations visited: I have been over much of Europe, throughout the Middle East, and over much of the United States, mainly in the Northeast and South.
My dream vacation:
I currently am hoping to go to British Columbia to see both Vancouver and the Northern Rockies around Whistler.
Biggest ambition: To be the best husband, father, co-worker, teacher, and friend I can be.
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