Meet Carl Sommer
Award-Winning Author
Winner of Over 100 National Awards
Carl Sommer
Carl Sommer, devoted educator and successful businessman, has a passion for imparting social skills and character traits for successful living. Sommer has authored over 290 books. These include the award-winning Sommer-Time Story series of 42 motivational books and videos. His storybooks have been translated into seven foreign languages, sold over one million stories, and won over 100 national awards.
What Motivates a Man?
Devoted Educator
- New York City High School Teacher
- High School Assistant Dean of Boys
- Substitute Teacher in 27 Different Schools
- Wrote: Schools in Crisis: Training for Success or Failure
- Appeared on Oprah Winfrey Show
- Taught a Junior Achievement Economics Course at Prague University, Czech Republic
- Served on the Texas State Board of Education Review Committee
Sommer Learning Literacy Programs
Sommer Learning Literacy Programs
Sommer worked on literacy for over 30 years with a goal to provide it free online:
- Phonics Adventure K-3
- Reading Success: At risk youth and ESL students
- Math Adventure K-3
- Number Success: Addition to Trigonometry
- Writing Success
- Typing Success
Sommer believes strongly in King Solomon’s advice that in a multitude of counselors there is safety. He continuously seeks correction and wisdom from others for his projects. See: SommerLearning.com.
Under Development
Reading
Mathematics
Writing
Sommer’s Background
U. S. Marine Corp | Korean War
Sommer was drafted into the Marine Corps during the Korean War. He then went back to his job as a tool and die maker. Then he became a foreman of a tool and die shop.
At the age of 40, he became a New York City public high school teacher. To become certified, he attended Oswego State University, City College of New York, and New York University. Sommer also became an assistant dean of boys in a large high school where he counseled students and parents. His experiences opened his eyes to the crises in public school education.
Character Building Storybooks
The 42 Sommer-Time Storybooks 42 Books and Videos won over:
- Over 100 prestigious awards
- Sold over one million stories
- Videos shown around the world for 10 years.
- Translated Into seven foreign languages
Sommer reads the books and shares character-building and social skills lessons. These books have received hearty endorsement from teachers, parents, and children.
See AwardsSchools In Crisis: Training for Success or Failure?
As a dean and teacher, Sommer witnessed firsthand the many deficiencies of the educational system which prompted his investigative journey. He decided to take action. He took a year’s leave of absence from teaching. It’s extremely difficult to examine the schools. Sommer found a solution.
He became a substitute teacher and taught every grade level for one day in 27 different schools in all five boroughs of New York City. Identifying the problems in these schools enabled Sommer to assess the crisis in our educational system.
His exhaustive ten-year study led to his first book, Schools in Crisis: Training for Success or Failure? (free on our website). This book has been heartily endorsed by teachers, university professors, and prominent educators around the country. It has been reported that the book has had a major impact on school reform in New York as well as other states.
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Television and Radio
Across the nation, Sommer has appeared on radio and television programs, including the nation-ally syndicated: The Oprah Winfrey Show trying to help solve the educa-tional crisis. He has served on the Texas State Board of Education Review Committee and taught a Junior Achievement economics course at Prague University, Czech Republic.
About Carl Sommer
Born in 1930, Sommer has been happily married since 1955 and has five children and 20 grandchildren. Sommer is an avid reader, and his hobbies include swimming and fishing. He exercises five days a week at home, this includes doing over 100 pushups at one time. Sommer has no plans to retire. He’s in great health and continues to write and develop educational materials.
Passion and Mission
Carl Sommer has been very successful as a writer and in business. His passion is to share these success principles by creating exciting and inspiring character-building resources that train and motivate children to possess these life skills for successful living. His aim is stronger families, better schools, and a safer and more productive society.
Sommer’s Lifestyle
- Hobbies: Reading, Fishing, and Swimming
- Exercises five times a week. Born in 1930 and can still do over 100 pushups at one time.
- No retirement plans
- Continues to write and develop motivational educational materials
Family
- Happily Married: Over 65 years
- Five Children, 20 Grandchildren, 3 Great Grandchildren
Military Service
- Drafted in 1951: U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War
Successful Business Owner
Sommer is the founder and president of Reliable EDM, a precision machining company that specializes in electrical discharge machin-ing. He started with one EDM machine in Houston, Texas. Today it is the largest company of its kind in North America (ReliableEDM.com). Sommer also has a branch in Broussard, Louisiana. Under Reliable EDM on YouTube, there are over 25 training videos, with over two million views, about the amazing cababilities of electrical discharge machining.
Carl Sommer’s sons work closely with him as he fulfills his passion for excellence and desire to help children become successful. Two of his sons manage Reliable EDM, and another son manages Advance Publishing and Sommer Learning.
