His influence on writing comes from his journeys.  His first book, "Prisoner of Paradise"  www.synergebooks.com/ebook_prisonerofparadise.html  Is about a mysterious island, and is centered around his knowledge of Voodoo and South American culture.   David Finch finds the girl of his dreams, but also encounters a voodoo priest that will turn his paradise into a prison in a remote South American island.  He is a middle-aged writer for a small newspaper in New York, however he is not satisfied because he has nothing else.  Reluctant, his boss agrees to an overdue vacation and David soon finds himself in the paradise he has always dreamed of.  Forever sand, clear skies and a worry free environment could take his cares forever, but his disrespect for the local religion earns him a curse from the local guru.  With nowhere left to turn, he must follow the mysterious poems left on his door.  They tell his future; from falling in love, to betrayal and are pushing him towards the edge of self-destruction.  Will the island let him go?  Will the curse be too strong, or is he destined to be held by the hex that will slowly drive him mad, forever trapped as a prisoner in paradise.     If It's Broken Don’t Fix It His philosophy of education comes from the many great education scientists, which he has always incorporated into his teaching.  His knowledge of the downfal of the education system and the curruption therein came from his extensive research which he incorporated into his latest book    If our education system spends tens of millions on education, then why are the scores still failing? Learn how the government took complete control over education and bypassed congress in an overnight power-grab. From inside a women’s correctional facility, to the small town public junior high, a teacher on the “inside” takes you on a tour of our pubic education system and exposes they hypocrisy of the philosophy: “they preach what they don’t want you to teach.”Districts are businesses only interested in a mediocre raise in score, while fronting a façade of ideals.  The system stands accountable to no one, and earns a profit for each student, while obvious solutions are steamrolled by bandage fixes.  Learn why NCLB failed almost overnight, without major coverage by the media, and how the federal government’s Common Core became the next “executive bypass on States’ rights.”  

Many teaching awards including the Crystal Apple award.