Teach and learn

We are working on a Genocide unit in my World Geography course while at the same time, in their English course, the students are reading Night by Elie Wiesel.

After a lot of background work and discussing the 8 stages of genocide we began the film Hotel Rwanda. I found my self having to ask [...]

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The 32nd Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll Of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools by Lowell C. Rose and Alec M. Gallup is very interesting. In fact, it made me smile most of the way through. The folks at Gallup do a great job asking good questions and presenting the info in [...]

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If this doesn’t make sense to you then take a few deep breaths, vigorously shake your head, go for a walk then watch the video again. Repeat if needed.
I have been a fan of Dave Eggers since his first book came out. He has written two of my favorite books and edits/publishes a [...]

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It has been a long time since I have updated my blog. I thought it was going to be something I would keep up on, posting the daily failures and successes. I have not done so.
It just kills me to think that I have not taken the time to share the great depth [...]

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Well, our students started this last week! It is extremely exciting to see this all come together. Aside for the exhausted staff and the wonderful preparation they have all done for the orientation workshops for the students my mind is now running at full speed to the course design. I have been [...]

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It has been way to long since I posted anything and for my readers, all 1.5 of you, I am sorry. Upon the end of the school year my wife and I spent three weeks on vacation in Mexico. I will spare you the details of our tour but I will say that [...]

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