Teacher, What Page?
This is a short anecdote. I told it to my mother-in-law and she suggested I blog it . . . so here goes, for Kathy’s sake:
The other day I had a migraine at work. I’m a 3rd grade public school teacher in California, and migraines are not 100% conducive to working with 30 kids. Nonetheless, [...]Proactive Waiting: Whistle While You Wait
It’s been said that life is a series of lines you wait in until the end and even there you have the funeral procession. I guess you lead that line … anyway, I think the notion is true. We wait to get into kindergarten then middle school, high school, college, marriage, parenthood, middle [...]
Music and Mood at Work
I have music around me as much as possible. It lifts my spirit and makes me more human, I think. Someone might say that I am in my own la la land because I have a playlist for before the kids get here called “Feelin’ Good Classroom Music.” To that voice [...]
Suggestive and Summative Titles Make Bloghoppers Stay
I see the biggest challenge to blog authors today as keeping visitors on their site long enough to have an impact through their writing. I’ve seen and heard the effective traffic brought on by games and gimmicks for shiny items like designer jewelry. I wonder if that traffic really reads their stuff though. [...]
In My Book of Dreams
I was talking to someone the other day and they told me drama was inevitable in their life. I disagreed and made a suggestion that has worked for me during similar pessimistic times:
Make a list of what you want.
It’s great for focusing your own energies on your goals as well as setting an example for [...]
