Do you like how a ‘week’ isn’t necessarily a week? I just get so busy balancing all of these ‘balls’ I call my responsibilities that a week doesn’t always mean seven days. Plus, this is a relatively new structure for me; so please – bear with me. I do hope that the variety of articles […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m starting something new this week; let’s hope it lasts. I read ALOT. I may not be reading D.H. Lawrence, but with books, magazines, and newspapers I consider myself to be a well-informed person. It’s through this smatterings of readings that I usually create my articles. In actuality, I have a stack 3-5 inches high […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not all adults know the name of Jeff Kinney; but if you were to ask middle school and elementary aged boys – they would tell you who Mr. Kinney is. The author of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid books has recently released the fourth installment of the series. As an educator, I am glad […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Earlier this year I wrote several articles about schools and how they are dealing with the economic recession. The majority of the articles spoke about how class sizes are becoming bigger and students are going without extracurricular activities. — In The Week Magazine two weeks ago, there was an article about how Hawaii is creating […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This article came from The Week Magazine. Think twice before you delete all those request from “annoying people” looking to befriend you on Facebook or LinkedIn, said Julia Angwin in The Wall Street Journal. “These acquaintances could come in very handy when looking for a job or a new career.” In fact, so-called weak ties […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Patterson, one of the world’s best-selling novelists, touts six children’s books he’s featured on his website ReadKiddoRead.com. His Daniel X: Watch the Skies is currently The New York Times’ No. 1 best-selling children’s chapter book. The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka. What if the Ugly Duckling grew up to be even uglier? These wonderfully […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
