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We Don’t Buy Those
I’m at the grocery store in the cookie aisle. I pick up some cookies and put them into my basket. Just then, a father pushes his daughter down the aisle. She’s sitting in the shopping cart and she sees me picking out my cookies. She happily exclaims, “Cookies!” Her father says doesn’t even slow the […]
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Be Satisfied Already
It seems that some people are never satisfied. I come across these people all the time and I really can’t figure them out. It used to drive me crazy because I would bend over backwards trying to please these people and it seemed that whatever I did, it was never enough. I finally figured out […]
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Love Story Meets Viva La Vida
I so love Twitter. Ryan D. Scott posted this message up yesterday: “Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp, Taylor Swift and Coldplay = holy fantastic. Thanks @jonschmidty http://bit.ly/BjfHR” I follow Ryan because he is a good blogger and posts some interesting thoughts, observations, and links on his Twitter page. I followed this link in particular because I […]
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Teaching Tip Tuesdays – Level Everything
I found an efficient way to mark student work a few years ago and I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of it sooner. It is so simple that I almost forgot to share it with you here on Teaching Tip Tuesdays. So here’s my tip, “Level Everything.” I will go over some of the […]
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Best Movie Ever – When Harry Met Sally
“When Harry Met Sally” is a classic movie in all aspects of the word. I truly think that it is the best movie ever made. Even now, twenty years later, it still holds up. The writing is very sharp and it really explores what it means to be in a relationship and the nature of […]
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Red Hill Valley – The Trail is Still There
When I was in high school, our cross country team always went to Red Hill Valley to do some nice trail runs. The valley was beautiful and it was a treasure to have this huge green space in the east end of the city. If you hiked off of the main trail, you could walk […]
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Teaching Tip Tuesdays – Table of Contents
Welcome to Teaching Tips. This is an archive page that features all of the teaching tips that have been posted. Please visit this page often as it will be continually updated with each new tip. Below you find the tips in the order they have appeared on the site. If you have any questions, comments, […]
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What I’m Thankful For…
The Thanksgiving Long Weekend starts today. And I’m glad it does. I needed this holiday to come around right about now to remind me of all my blessings. I hit a rough patch recently, and it’s been a difficult past few months, but I do have a lot to be thankful for. Things I’m Thankful […]
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My Prized Autograph from Claire Danes
I wrote Claire Danes a fan letter after watching the second episode of her amazing show “My So-Called Life.” Something about her left me awestruck. I had to write that letter. I became an immediate fan and looked forward to Thursday nights at 8:00 to watch her on that excellent series. I was almost floored […]
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Teaching Tip Tuesday – Musical Corners
Today I would like to share with you a game that can be played in your classroom at any time when your students need a quick 5 to 10 minute activity break. Musical Corners Number the corners of your classroom with the numbers 1 through 4. Since I teach mapping at the start of the […]