Started in July 2021. Posting on the eve of the new year… [this post relates to students who do not require specialized education placement outside the general education population; I am familiar only with students who are able to be in a “gen-ed” classroom at least part of the time – – I am aware […]
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RENFAIRE!!!!
It seems that Tom and I are becoming inadvertent advocates for a mode of life that speaks to earlier times: rather than take pictures to document our adventures on Saturday-last, we simply enjoyed the experiences and the time together. We journeyed forth to the far-off land of Bonney Lake and the Washington summer Renaissance Faire […]
Thinking ahead… keeping space and opportunity.
What will the coming summer and school year bring? I honestly do not know. I am certain I have a position as a teacher, but more than that, I am not sure how the year will start out (depends on infection rates…). I am hoping to return to third grade – a near-perfect blend of […]
Let’s get real:
[Post was started in March, finished in May 2021.] This has been weighing on my mind for a year now. It’s time for me to be very clear about the vitriol that is flying that accuses teachers of putting convenience over the well-being of students. Those of us who requested the opportunity to stay out […]
And another change
Although I liked the simplicity of the “Bertha” theme I didn’t like the menus being at the very bottom of the page, requiring extended scrolling to find the list of specific pages. So we are back to using Abstrakt3c, which will be good enough for now. I will apologize in advance for the ‘menu’ at […]
Learning to be OK with “just okay” or, “Why being the richest doesn’t mean being the best.”
Starting this very long, somewhat rambling post with a disclaimer: I do not pretend to be completely knowledgeable about the history and social dynamics of any country other than the United States. Most of my direct experience in life has been from a somewhat privileged vantage point of the child of two college graduates (both […]
Sometimes the losses pile up
I don’t know how we managed to be so fortunate. Only a few of our friends have been diagnosed with SARS-Cov-19, and as far as I know none have died of it. But still, the last year has been brutal on our family. Like most families right now, we are doing the best we can […]
New Year, More of the Same…
More, and Worse? The democratic institution of allowing citizens to vote was threatened even before the recent general election. The votes of tens of thousands of people were at risk of being ignored. And then? THEN irresponsible and unprincipled people began to advocate for open defiance of the laws of the land, and even for […]
New Year: 2020 part TWO?
Remote Learning. Pandemic. Covid. SARS-Cov-19. Social Distancing. Masks. Quarantine. Isolation. Work-from-Home. Black Lives Matter. These terms are not isolated to the year 2020, and except for Covid and SARS-Cov-19, are not new. The issue of public safety sadly took a back seat in an election year with a grossly under-prepared national leadership and woefully underfunded […]
Playing Around: Geeking Out
Round about October-November our son, Matthew, was discussing the “Raspberry Pi” computer he was using (an adjunct to his other devices). I asked if he was interested in getting the magazine and as a bonus (surprise!) it included a “free” basic raspberry pi device for me. It arrived last week. Tonight, Tom is helping me […]