California Standards Test :: High Stakes Assessment
Stress sets in this week of the California Standards Test. I awoke before the dawn to do some cleaning and record a podcast about it.
Teachers That Meant Something
Can you remember a teacher that meant something to you? Maybe they challenged you in a new way or recognized you when many others hadn’t.
Put Your Mental Health First
Did you ever have a terrible headache and then found it went away after a few ibuprofen and some “still time?” Well, when your mental health improves after making it a priority it is kind of like that only instead of the pain subsiding, you become empowered and solutions run through your mind instead of sadness, melancholy, and fatigue.
Teaching, Inspiration, and Rock ‘n Roll
The world is so full of boring people. It’s important for leaders, teachers, writers, performers, and artists to share an influence that is NOT boring with this starved-for-passion world.
Writing Week in Review :: 3-26-09
These are recent links I published to the blogosphere.
Success Through elearning
An alternative to traditional college that will provide you with the skills of success in the privacy of your own home is elearning through a company like K alliance.
Panning for Gold
This was originally posted November 2, 2008. The reading was added for the podcast later.
I took my kids on a field trip to a place where folks dress up like the Gold Rush era and act out that the students are in the 1800’s. They learned history that applies to real life, of course [...]Where the Wild Things Are
This post was inpsired by a children’s book I read my kids a lot.
Did you ever think a choice was good and when you took it found you were stuck headed to a dead end? This happened to me once when I was 19. I had just quit my job at the grocery [...]Squinting to See the Rainbow: Randy Pausch
Update: I wrote the post below 8 months ago. Since then, Randy has been on Oprah and the cover of every magazine imaginable. You can read how he is doing on his journey here. This guy is an incredible example of a possibility thinker. I try to emulate him. As [...]
Me on Video Telling an Embarrassing Story
I asked my lovely wife Sarah to video me telling this story. I wanted to get you thinking about times you may have wanted to “crawl into your shell.” This post is really to raise awareness about a site I ran across that deals with shellfish education. As bad as that [...]
