Dec 17
I started a Masters program this fall and have to tell you–it’s a blast. I’m learning so many cool things! Recently we were asked to revisit our “Philosophies of Education.” So I got to play around with this the other night. I’ve mentioned stuff like this in passing before. But I’ve never formulated (and articulated) …
Oct 14
Periodically we’ll get a wasp in the house. You know how it is. One moment, you’re snacking on toast with peanut butter and chocolate chips, and the next, all hell breaks loose because a wasp starts dive-bombing random targets around the room. The toast? Fuggetaboutit. One eye’s on the wasp, the other, frantically scanning the …
Oct 11
A perfect example of how language is alive and growing. I learned two new words today. Floweremabob–Noun. A word for anything you can’t think of the name of; used in place of thingamabob, used most often for things like this. As in: “Hand me that flowermabob over there.” Definitionize–Verb. To write the definition of a …
Oct 09
Just a quick one tonight. Because when it comes to teaching and learning Powerpoint, I couldn’t have said it better myself:
Oct 04
Every other Thursday (or so) we have a morning staff meeting. This morning our principal (bless her heart) shared a little quiz with us to help keep it light. She got the quiz from a book by award winning teacher turned motivational speaker, Bill Collar. Next week Mr. Collar will be coming to SCF to …
Jul 20
I think about creativity, and why we might be here, and how the two are related. I think about flow, of bending time, of being completely engaged and engrossed. I think about self, about selfish acts of creation or expression. I think of losing myself in acts of passion. I think about motivation. And I …
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