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Welcome to the sounding board for Chase March. Here you will find my various articles about a variety of topics (DJ Events and news, book reviews, skatepark tours, teaching-related articles and resources, and much more)
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DOPEfm 2010 Tribute Mix (free download)
It was a bit late this year but we finally have Gamma Krush’s Tribute to 2010. You can download Part 1 and Part 2 for free or stream it with the player below. I know that I will be bumping these tunes for weeks to come. Listen to DOPEfm live Saturday overnights on 93.3 CFMU…
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The What-if Activity
Image by Team Tanenbaum via Flickr “Ask your students this question: What would you do if someone gave you a hundred dollars? If you’re doing this with teenagers, make the amount a thousand dollars. Ask them to write down their answers so that you can discuss them. Here are some questions to guide that…
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A Proud Goofy Foot
Image via Wikipedia When I first started skateboarding, I really didn’t know much about the sport. We didn’t have the X-games. Skateboarding wasn’t covered by television stations. Skateboarding magazines weren’t popular or readily accessible to me. Video cameras weren’t in everyone’s home at this point either. Needless to say, I didn’t have many idols, or…
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Breakdancing in an Art!
Image via Wikipedia Afrika Bambaataa is one of the pioneers of breakdancing. He saw dancing as a way for young people to get together and accomplish something positive. To that end, he started one of the first breakdancing crews, The Zulu Kings. Soon after that, crews started to pop up everywhere. Breakdancing battles saw these…
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Know Your History: Episode 9 – Breakdancing
What you need to do right now is to clear a spot on your kitchen floor, on your living room floor if you’ve got hardwood, or if you only have carpet, put some cardboard down and get ready because this is the breakdance edition of Know Your History. I’m just kidding. I can’t dance, and…
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The Promise (500 Days)
Over a year ago I read a blog post from Sean Platt aka Writer Dad that has stuck with me. He asked us if we believed in soul mates? I answered a wholehearted, “Yes!” before I read any further. I’ve always felt like there was that one special person out there, solely for me. I just…
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To Call or Not to Call
Image via Wikipedia I took it slow on my way to work this morning. The roads were a bit slippery and I didn’t want to go for a slide. I kept both hands on the steering wheel and checked my mirrors frequently. It took me a little longer to get to school but since I always…
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4 Ways to Sustain Your Enthusiasm for Teaching (Guest Post)
It may be clichéd and trite, but it’s also true that teaching is one of the most satisfactory professions there is – you’re making a difference in the lives of ardent students, you’re providing them with knowledge and facilitating their desire to learn, and you’re a guiding force who makes a difference in their lives.…
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Didn’t Take My Own Advice
Well, we are back from Christmas vacation. I hope you had a great one. I was able to kick back and relax, spend some quality time with my family, do some professional reading, buy some materials for my classroom, and ring in the New Year with fireworks. All in all, it was a great break. …
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Chasing Content: Last Year at This Time
Image by HeyRocker via Flickr I’m looking forward to a great year of building and adding on to this and the other sites in the Cacophony Family. But before we look to the future and all the things this year has to offer, let’s take some time to look back at what we were doing…