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.
Que? – A Funny Experience I Had as a First-Year
Scott had developed a shocking trend of “mooning” people on the playground. It was first brought to my attention by the noon-duty aides and then later by other students. Each time I gave him a detention and he missed his recess . . . but the mooning continued so I wrote a note home.
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.
Discomfort: Making it Work for You
We all seem to have been sold a bill of goods along the way that says the good life is 100% comfort. I address that misconception and even “dysfunction” in this week’s podcast.
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 [...]Courage to Change the Things I CAN
Setting reasonable goals is a key to happiness and success. It’s the courage to make those goals and the wisdom to see what you might achieve that separates the average from the truly great.
Focus on Three Things Today
If you are a high achiever who has 110 things on her/his to-do list today, this post may not be for you. If you want to be a high achiever but get overwhelmed at times, this might be more suited to you.
I was talking to a new friend, Justin, the other day through emails about [...]
