Donald Murphy:  

After High School I went to SUNY Oswego for four years and spent time as Business Administration major with a minor in English, then moved on to Fine Arts and finally graduated with a degree in Industrial Arts. After thaat it was on to a Master's degree at SUNY Brockport. A few years were spent drifting in an out of the teaching profession as the "baby boom" went bust and jobs in teaching became scarce. I worked as a freelance fine art and wedding photographer, graphic artist, roofer, builder and even a private investigator to pay the bills. In the end I've pretty much spent the last last 33 years teaching Industrial Arts, then Technology and finally Engineering classes in the Rochester City School District after teaching in Auburn and Spencerport. A short stint was spent as an Vice Principal, but disciplining kids all day became stale really fast! As for working in the inner city with the most "challenging" kids they could throw at me, all I can say is that it has never been boring! During this period I've managed to do some work with the National Science Foundation and several major univer...Expand for more