LEIGH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

"I find both Science and young minds fascinating. There is always something new that pops up when dealing with Science and I am continually intrigued how high school and junior high students reinvent and construct a worldview often superior to their predecessors."

Dan Schmidt - Science

Schedule
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     Period 1     Planning
     Period 2     Earth Science
     Period 3     Physical Science
     Period 4     Home Room
     Period 5     Life Science
     Period 6     Chemistry
     Period 7     Physics
     Period 8     Biology

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E-mail: danschmidt@esu7.org

"Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

"All life is an experiment."

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

"Make yourself necessary to someone."

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Interesting Facts about

Mr. Schmidt

Hobbies/ Interests:
Entomology (especially the study of the Family Staphylinidae, a group of common but poorly known beetles), gardening (breeding tetraploid daylilies), and eating out.

Favorite Sport:
No particular favorite

Favorite Movie:
Serenity (latest in a long line of Sci-Fi movies I've liked)

Favorite Color:
Purple

Favorite Actor/Actress:
No particular favorite

Favorite Food:
Mexican

Favorite Pop:
Gave it up, just water now

Favorite Book:
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

Daniel A. Schmidt went to Schuyler Central High School and graduated in 1974. After attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for three semesters he came back to the family farm where he raised hogs for 30 years. He recently continued his education at Central Community College-Columbus, and Wayne State College. Dan graduated in the spring of 2007 with a Bachelors Degree in Education with an endorsement in Natural Science. Mr. Schmidt is married to Virginia, with a daughter (Katie) and a son (Andrew).

He currently lives on the same farm that he grew up on. His wife and he are empty-nesters with both of their children in college