Ahh elementary school. It’s the formal beginning of our education; the foundation upon which each child starts to learn. There are no more important years for our students, then that of their elementary years. And there is no time of greater growth in our learning. For the most part, elementary school years consist of Kindergarten […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Robot Rumble http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2011/01/robo-showdown_challenges_stude.html I’m sure I’ve said it before, but I really love when learning is creative. There’s been talk in the past two years about how the United States’ test scores for math and science are decreasing; and that less and less of our American students are studying these two broad topics in college. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I can honestly say that I have never eaten a school lunch. No, wait…I did, one time, on the first day of 8th grade. I ate a hot dog, weird mashed potatoes, and a Del Monte fruit cup. It didn’t go well. And I can really truly say that I didn’t do it again. Which […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Oprah News http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_51/b4208021639963.htm?chan=magazine+channel_news+-+companies+%2B+industries http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2011/0117/focus-david-zaslav-winfrey-discovery-behind-oprah.html Anyone who says they don’t want to be Oprah is lying. She’s got it all, and heart. Even though I don’t have cable anymore, I still like to read up on the queen of daytime. I’d like to say that I am following in her footsteps, but my shoes are that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m part of several groups – but one that I really enjoy is Teachers Pay Teachers. I consider it to be similar to an ebay for teachers. I know that I’ve discussed it before, so I won’t repeat myself. Instead, to try and bring more attention to it, I’m going to do occasional write-ups on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With the holidays and getting back to work – telling you what I was reading last week just wasn’t worth it. That’s mainly because — I didn’t read anything! *Apps of the Year http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20101229/the-apps-class-of-2010/?chan=magazine+channel_etc. This was fun to read, mainly because I am on of the 40 million people addicted to Angry Birds. Seriously addictive. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
