“Well that’s very kind of you, but voices ought not be measured by how pretty they are. Instead, they matter only if they convince you that they are telling the truth.” ― Sam Cook “Never confuse movement with action.” ―… Read More ›
Education
TEACHER ATTRITION CONTINUES UNABATED
“Science, my boy, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.” ― Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth “Talk sense to… Read More ›
YEP…STILL HERE
“I just want to stay curious and keep smiling like the Joker” – Heath Ledge “It’s hard to have anything, isn’t it? Rare to get it, hard to keep it. This is a damn slippery planet.” ― Thomas Harris, Red… Read More ›
WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING PLAN
“Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school.” ― Beverly Cleary “It takes a busload of faith to get by.” ― Lou Reed, Lou Reed’s New York When I started… Read More ›
AN EXPERT AT EVERY TURN
“It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong.” ― Longfellow “What kind of idea are you? Are you the kind that compromises, does deals, accommodates itself to society, aims to find… Read More ›
THE WINDS OF CHANGE CONTINUE TO BLOW THROUGH
The Lines On My Face They Weren’t There Before But I’m Wiser I’m Stronger From All Ofthe Life I’ve Been Through (I’ve Been Through) Oh And If One Things For Sure I Don’t Want To Be 20 Anymore – Bebe… Read More ›
IF YOU WANT TO FILL THE TEACHER BUCKET, FIX THE HOLES.
“Art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for truth.” ― Barbra Streisand “Moths swarmed around the parking lot lamps, banging into the glass with… Read More ›
SHORT ON DAYS, BUT NOT ON NEWS
“Not being heard is no reason for silence.” ― Hugo, Victor, Les Misérables “Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be?” ― Michelle Obama, Becoming This may have… Read More ›
THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES
“Well, no one ever said the truth would make you happy—only free.” ― Nelson DeMille, The Gold Coast “After fifty-five years of dedicating his life and work to the story of ethical systems, Sol Weintraub had come to a single,… Read More ›
THE SUN SETS ON AUGUST
“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.” ― Oscar Wilde “I suddenly leaned forward,bringing my face close to hers.catching her breath,stifling that laugh and pink tongue,she… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 