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Teachertudes.
Another blog request has rolled into the email inbox. Counting this one, I’m up to at least two (could be more, but I doubt it). A loyal reader (and anyone who wades through more than one of these...
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We All Get Way Too Much Information.
Snow is bad. Ice is worse (I just cancelled school… again). That’s the bad news. The good news is we’ve known this pre-apocalyptic storm has been coming for about a week (if you are reading this...
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Change Jobs. Changes Everything.
Getting a new job has opened up a whole new world to me. More importantly, it’s opened up a whole new world for a bunch of other people. I never imagined the chain reaction that takes place when one...
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Whiffers. Smell Your Way to Higher Test Scores.
A few weeks ago, I received an email asking me (I think, because I can’t really remember at my advanced age) to blog about a product. As I normally do, I read the email. Then I immediately went to my...
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Winter. Summer. Winter. Summer.
I only live where I do because people have told me if I move someplace nice, I’ll miss the four seasons. They’re idiots. I’m pretty sure they have forced this theory upon me because they can’t move....
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Life in a Sentence.
The Evil Spawn did something wrong. I point it out, nicely and politely (it’s my story… so I was very nice and very polite). She says "It’s your fault." I said "But you did it." She responds "I know....
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Time to Focus on the 4 Kinds of Smart.
I think we may be at a turning point for public education, but what do I know (please don’t answer… or send me insulting/truthful emails). In ten years, the world of education may be overtaken by home...
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Why Do I Answer Questions? I Do It For the Kids.
From time to time, I get questions from college students. Sometimes these questions come from teachers obtaining their masters’ degrees. Other times they are sent to me by scary hitchhikers who seem to...
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Let Me Tell You a Little Story About the Grossest Hotel Room Ever.
Actually, it’s not a story about a seedy hotel, but that doesn’t matter. You are here for the gross part and I’m not about to disappoint. Let me start at the beginning. The Evil Spawn was wrapping up...
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Sundays Are No Longer a Day of Rest.
When I was a kid, Sundays could be boring. You slept a littler later. You went to Sunday school and church (tried your best not to sleep there). You ate lunch. Maybe watched a game on TV (of course,...
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In Education, What’s Really Important.
As a school administrator, one of the best parts of my job is seeing students mature into young adults. Keep in mind it’s only one part. Getting a paycheck is also quite pleasant. I see first graders...
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Enough Panic. Just Stop It.
America’s National Pastime isn’t baseball. Or even football (actually it is football, but for the purposes of this blog it’s not football). America is obsessed. Obsessed with fear. Devastation....
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