Treasure Chest of Thoughts

Changes to make for 2008-09:

1. Do not get this far behind next year!
2. Practice saying “No” over the summer.
3. Also, do not forget the numerous logins/passwords to the various new Web. 2.0 projects that I started this year…I’m “newbie” to this and am excited/proud to have a edublog, a wordpress, a wiki, a moonfruit.  Some of those terms I had never heard of at the beginning of the year!

This is all thanks to my friend and peer Lisa Huff, who has a tremendous background and professional responsibility to share this knowledge with those who are willing to learn.

In talking to another peer, she commented that she wished that she could get a curriculum and stick with it, but she can’t because she’s ever-learning.  That’s a good thing! A good thing that gets me right back to my first sentence, though.  All these new projects take time, and I want to do it all!  Does that make me selfish?

Okay, so back to my reminder note:

     4.  Keep learning over the summer so that #1 and #3 do not become so over-powering!

Ever listen to the laughter of a child?  The laugh that comes all the way from the pit of the tummy?

Tonight I heard that laugh.

The laugh came from a little boy who was completely entertained by the talent we have within our drama department as they performed Hyronomous, the Frog.

Was it the actors and actresses who stimulated that laugh?  Was that laugh the result of committed parents who taxied their young adults to and from practices or worried because their babies were out late for these rehearsals? (more…)

This is the motto that some of my students chose for the banner they then created for the cancer survivors we honored at our Mini Relay for Life held Friday, May 9.  Unfortunately, this blog entry simply cannot express the energy behind their words, especially of the sophomore who’s sister is recovering from cancer and who was one of the honorees for the evening.

This event took so many hours and so much committment at a time of year when many teachers are already so bogged down with ample end-of-the year deadlines and events.

So why do I commit? (more…)