Slice of Life: Subjects of Substance
Lately, my posts have been pretty light. I’ve been thinking about why that is. Most likely it’s because I need to organize these posts before I write them. I need…
Tag: student advocacy
The Loss of a Needed Voice
My post today was to be on self-actualization. However, before I was able to finish it, social media alerted me and the rest of the world that yesterday we lost…
Back to School Concerns? What about Band? And, Choir?
As a non-formal educator and parent, sometimes I worry about things that do not directly concern me. For example, many years ago, our oldest son was very much involved in…
Mistake Making
Here’s the thing about mistakes – You can usually undo them! I believe it’s something to think about today in the United States, when you have the right to cast…
How Can We Prepare Students to be Global Citizens When We Rarely Hire From”Outside” Our Own Communities?
Teachers, Principals, Superintendents, all with links to our community. Some of these people were students at our high school, student teachers in our classrooms, life long community members residing in…
How Do You Invest?
We are at the start of a new year, but the middle of a school year, nearing the end of the first semester, or second quarter, in most places. I…
My Grown Up Christmas List (Wish)
Yesterday, I was making some jewelry at my workstation in our home. It is another hobby of mine. With my graduate classes in full swing this fall, I did not…
Five Days to a Tailspin
This is a story about my intensity as a person and why I cannot make a run for a seat on the school board. You need to know that I…
