Planning the School Garden
It’s that time again! Time to think about gardening! I am excited to once again be planning to plant a school garden with the entire student body of an elementary…
Category: Culture
The Comfort of Food
It has been a while since I did a food post. While I am waiting for more signs of Spring that just seem to be taking a while to arrive,…
Thoughts on Educational Reform Series: Reversal of Knowledge, From Needed to Wanted!
The following was written after in December of 2012, following a Garden Club unit on Conifers. I recently came across this saved piece of writing and decided to share. I…
Imbuing Excitement
The following post is a reprint of a paper I wrote five years ago this spring, during my very first course for graduate studies in the field of Environmental Education.…
A Left Turn Lane & Road Rage
Twice, in the last 24 hours, I have not felt safe while driving. This is not related to my taking a wrong on-ramp yesterday while leaving a work obligation. This…
Pie. Pi. Pie. Whether you eat it or calculate it, Pi Day remains a Pseudo-holiday but Fun for Students!
If you are involved with schools or mathematics at all, you know that today is Pi day. Pi is a number that never ends and for some odd reason, many…
Phenology: It is 5 o’clock and Spring is on the Way!
We all know the saying, “it’s five o’clock somewhere” which usually refers to having an adult beverage well before the time it might be socially acceptable to do so. But,…
