Meet PLATO

I am one of the three teachers in the EMS math lab in Great Falls, Montana. I have been teaching for 2417 years and I also love technology...Mr. "A" asked me to write a brief introduction of myself so  you would know who your child was spending time with.  To some, I am also known as Aristocles, and I learned most of what I know from a man named Socrates.  I used to live in Athens, Greece, but I moved to Montana because I really enjoy the wide open spaces and the wind.  I teach your students through a computer program that shares my same name.  I provide students with immediate feedback and I individualize instruction to them.  In other words, I teach them where they are at.  I do not let them move on until they have mastered a concept.  I love teaching mathematics and I hope to continue teaching for the remainder of my life.  I am teaching your children on a voluntary basis, so please remind them that gratitude is a quality that goes a long way with me.  If you have any comments...please email me at the contact link to the left.  I would thoroughly enjoy any feedback, comments, or ideas you may have for me,  Mr. "A" , or Mr. Swartz.

Here is a picture of me when I was much younger.