Holiday break, for an educator for sure, is a time to spend time with family and friends… regroup, and just relax. It is a time for reflecting on the previous year (if you haven’t already) and planning for the year… Continue Reading
On a day when the only thing bigger than the snowflakes is the deep gray loneliness of the sky, I bring you a minuscule chunk of one of my favorite Christmas gifts. My wife, Erin, has a thing for finding… Continue Reading
“Play game, ‘puter game… play ‘puter game… gaaaame… yayyy!” My almost-two year old has a thing for letters and numbers. That, of course makes me delighted because from there, many more things are exciting. I spend my professional life trying… Continue Reading
You know you wanna Before I roll out the details of this little mini-project, allow me to summarize. This project was the first of many in an attempt to characterize the differences between online writing and more traditional formats. Students… Continue Reading
Here begins a new post category. We could call it “stupid things found on the web.” Or perhaps “computers ain’t as smart as people.” Call it what you will- here it goes: What do you think? Don’t see the humor? … Continue Reading
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Tough connections Me: “Jeeeez Gramps, doesn’t it seem weird to call this job ‘painting’ when we only paint about once in every ten days.” My Grandpa: “You know… some of our competitors just show up to a job with brush… Continue Reading
Snow falls. My fireplace coats one half of me in cozy radiance. Across the room, Erin animates a book for my curious babe. School is still a solid day and a half away. As I sit here inspired by the… Continue Reading
Ok, so I am caught up in it. I am now caught up in celebration of a holiday that my youth taught me was little more than a gorgefest. A gorgefest with football. A gorgefest with football, oh- and did… Continue Reading
I will never forget my second year as a teacher when a student asked: “Who is George Brett?” …in reference to a signed photograph on my wall. So, mark 1992 as the first time I was blown away by the… Continue Reading