About Me

Facebook, Twitter and social media can be a very positive and powerful tool.  However, it can also spread untruths as well.  I want to make sure I clear myths up that are circulating on the internet about me here, once and for all:

MYTH:  Dr. Corum was raised by monkeys in the wilds of Borneo.

FACT:  I actually was born in Cedar Rapids, IA, went to high school there and first starting teaching and coaching there.  Very few monkeys were involved in my upbringing.

MYTH:  Dr. Corum graduated from the South Tampa Rodeo Clown and Beauty College.

FACT:  I actually graduated with my bachelor's from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, IA and have a master’s degree in educational administration from Emporia State.  In 2012, I obtained my doctorate from Saint Louis University.  I do, however, think rodeo clowns are pretty darn cool.

MYTH:  Dr. Corum is an accomplished inventor.  He invented Soap-On-A-Rope.

FACT:  Actually, I teach Algebra II, Statistics and Transition to College Algebra at Staley High School in the North Kansas City (MO) School District, but I didn’t invent Soap-On-A-Rope.  In fact, I don’t even use soap.

MYTH:  Out of the goodness of their hearts, Dr. Corum and his wife Jennifer are raising a group of 19 alien children.

FACT:  Jennifer and I have only one son, Murphy—12 years old in 2014.  We have two dogs, Chester (a King Charles cavalier spaniel) and Peanut (a mutt)—only one of which is an alien.

MYTH:  Dr. Corum’s chromosomes are laced with mutant DNA, giving him superhuman strength.

FACT:  Actually, this one is true.