Coherence The second semester is now upon us. My Biology students are waist-deep in an inquiry-based curriculum where no day lives in isolation. Each day is connected to the next as we dig deeper into figuring out what is going… Continue Reading
Dad disclaimer This blog is entitled nashworld for a reason. You can’t see the subtitle in this stripped-down theme I chose, but it reads: “to teach, to learn, to empower, this is my world.” It was only intended years ago… Continue Reading
Transforming by connection In my time as a teacher, I have tried purposefully to connect my students to experts beyond the walls of our classroom. When I began as a teacher in 1991, this was a pretty difficult task compared… Continue Reading
They might be heroes Prepare for awesome. Whatever it is you do for that… do it. I have no idea what you may have thought of They Might Be Giants prior to this post. If you are unfamiliar, prepare for… Continue Reading
My Sunday morning started with these words from Walt Whitman: GOING SOMEWHERE My science-friend, my noblest woman-friend, (Now buried in an English grave–and this a memory-leaf for her dear sake,) Ended our talk–“The sum, concluding all we know of old… Continue Reading