Mr. Rogers and his wife have seven wonderful children and eight grandchildren. He went to high school at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose where he discovered Speech & Debate, chess, bridge, and dramatics. A debate scholarship allowed him to attend Santa Clara University where he majored in Theater Arts which in turn allowed him to pursue courses in many other area as well (Japanese, calculus, genetics, Chaucer, computer programming, and religion). He completed his Masters Degree in Education with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction at American InterContinental University writing 52 hours of math instruction applying The Geometer's Sketchpad to the Common Core Standards for his final project.
In addition to mathematics he has taught computer science, religion, acting, and English. He developed a course in "Strategy Games and Problem Solving" - combining two of his great passions - and directed high school plays for nine years. Some of his favorite books are "Great Expectations", "The Little Prince," "The Phantom Tollbooth," Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series, and everything written by Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll). He loves music of all kinds from Gilbert & Sullivan to alternative rock. He loves a good pun or joke (Q: Why can't you believe anything an atom says? A: Because they make up everything.) His great desire to help his students engage (as Albert Einstein put it) in "the pleasant occupation of thinking."
In addition to mathematics he has taught computer science, religion, acting, and English. He developed a course in "Strategy Games and Problem Solving" - combining two of his great passions - and directed high school plays for nine years. Some of his favorite books are "Great Expectations", "The Little Prince," "The Phantom Tollbooth," Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series, and everything written by Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll). He loves music of all kinds from Gilbert & Sullivan to alternative rock. He loves a good pun or joke (Q: Why can't you believe anything an atom says? A: Because they make up everything.) His great desire to help his students engage (as Albert Einstein put it) in "the pleasant occupation of thinking."