He spent twenty years at the secondary level before moving to elementary, where he taught music K-7, and also classroom grades five, six, and seven. After completing a Master's degree in Education, his passion for educational reform led to his being invited to Shenzhen, China, in 2007 to demonstrate and explain Western teaching methods for two years. His first book is Pathways Between Eastern and Western Education (Information Age Publications, 2009). He has retired in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, but still enjoys teaching on call for the Richmond School District and Southridge Private School. Besides writing about educational reform, he enjoys spending time with his family, photography, playing in various bands, and travelling the world with Debbie, his wife of 43 years.