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Helping to chaperone a trip to France…
I had the opportunity to participate in an exchange with French students in February of 1988. At the time, I just remember it being a horrible experience – everything was just awful to me. Quite...
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Just an incredible day…
There are times that you sit back and just think about how great of a day you had – and yesterday was one of those days (ps, it wasn’t because I proctored the SAT in the am…). A good friend and...
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Mandated testing…
(note: I just saw that I didn’t post this after I created it last year – ugh – gotta love it! – well, here it is – can’t say as my opinions have changed whatsoever!) The simple fact of the matter is...
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#onelittleword
New Year’s Resolutions. I’m sure we’ve all made them at some point, and I doubt that most of us have ever true maintained one for an entire year (I think the longest I ever went was a month – but man,...
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I think I’ve said this before…
…but just in case, the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) initiative drives me up an absolute wall. It’s not because I don’t think those subjects are critically important, because...
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Remembering just how fortunate I am…
I talk to friends who don’t teach and always hear about them complaining about those they work with and I realize that I really am fortunate to work with some great people — people who are dedicated to...
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Imagine the possibilities…
We have a Senior Project requirement at Greensburg Salem and I have a little bit of a love/hate relationship with it. I truly like that we have this requirement and feel that it’s a strong one at that....
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To just have an ounce of this talent…
Last night I had the chance to check out the Advanced Art Portfolio Exhibition (I think I just made that title up, so please don’t hold that against me!) at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art’s...
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Caesar Raps…
This is an oldie but a darn goodie from not too long ago. I’ve always liked the assignment – update to modern language either Antony’s or Brutus’ funereal speech from Julius Caesar – and do it in rap...
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2015 Caesar Raps
So that title is actually a misnomer. Are the raps from Julius Caesar? Sure they are – but the students are actually charged with updating Antony’s funereal speech in which he eulogizes his friend...
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Our students display courage on an every day basis…
(Stick with me on this one – it’s going to take a little bit to see that the title makes sense…) As someone who grew up watching a lot of television in the 70s and 80s, my world was rocked when “Mork...
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GS Advanced Art & Portfolio Show 2015
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the opening of this annual show, however, I did get the chance to stop by to see the incredible work produced by some truly talented GS Art Students. I’m...
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15 minutes?
I’m not sure that I can put in to words how much I enjoy the 30 minutes that I get for lunch each day. Besides $5 Pizza Friday, I rarely even eat – it has much more to do with the people I am there...
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When you doubt what you once professed…
This has been a long time coming. It’s been building in me and building in me, and, well, it’s time. You see, there’ve been movements in the Education field over the past couple years to reform just...
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Guest post for McGraw-Hill Education…
This post originally appeared here, as I served as a Guest Blogger for McGraw-Hill Education. Honored to have been chosen… “I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy. I’m telling you it’s going to be...
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Some advice to somebody just starting out…
I was asked to put some thoughts together in a list form that would provide some advice to those starting out in the field of education and I’m not sure I can explain how difficult that is to do in...
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