1. He means well.
2. His job is not just a job, it is his life.
3. The only reasons for absense from the classroom are death in the family, 104 degree temperature, or school created absence.
4. He is sometimes called the "attendance Nazi" because he wants students in the class every day.
5. Academics are the most important reason to be in school. All other subjects are less important.
6. He doesn't believe in many rules, but those rules in existence need to be followed.
7. There shouldn't be any "free time" in the classroom.
8. If learning isn't taking place in the academic classroom, changes need to occur.
9. The rule-of-law is a concept that needs to be understood and followed.
10. Successful teaching of the Essential Academic Learning Requirements will do more for students and their success in life than any other educational program.