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Schools Can Be So Much Greener
When we think of the cost of school, we rarely think of the buildings themselves. It is important to remember that they have both a financial cost and an environmental one. Energy Use “School buildings are the third biggest energy users. A mid-size school district may spend $1 million yearly on energy, a number that…
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Happy Halloween – Hip-Hop Style
Want to celebrate Halloween with some dope hip-hop vibes? Press play and enjoy The Word is Bond Haunted Rap Radio Hour or download it for free. Whodini – The Haunted House of Rock DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince – Nightmare on My Street Geto Boys – Minds Playing Tricks Gravediggaz – Nowhere to…
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The Future is Here!
Today is Back to the Future Day, the exact day that Marty McFly travelled to the future. He is scheduled to be here any minute. Unfortunately, the future we see in the film looks little like our daily lives. We don’t have flying cars and I still don’t have my hoverboard. We do, however have…
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Going on Automatic – Zoned Out Driving
Do you ever zone out when driving? You start out with a specific destination in mind, but your brain takes over and starts leading you somewhere else. That happened to me this week. Instead of taking the turn I should have, I kept driving straight along the road like I was going somewhere other than work. I…
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What I’m Thankful For
I always take a moment every Thanksgiving to reflect on all of the things that I am blessed to have in my life. It so easy to get caught up in the daily grind and hustle and lose focus of what is really important. I am in the midst of a huge transition this year.…
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Summer’s Gone (It Goes By Quicker Every Year)
“Summer’s gone . . . a summer song, You’ve wasted every day” – Summer by Buffalo Tom This time of year, I always listen to this song and start to wonder if I really did waste every day. Of course, I worked this summer. A lot. I couldn’t just have lazy, do nothing, days. I…
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Ain’t Nothing Like the Old School (Commodore 64)
I had the urge to dig out my old Commodore 64 and play some old school video games. When I turned it on though, I couldn’t get any of the games to load up. I knew what the problem was so . . . I took apart the disk drive and fixed the door lock…
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Why Do We All Have to Earn a Living?
I found this quote on Instagram and immediately nodded my head in agreement. There are so many pointless and soul-sucking jobs out there that probably don’t even really need to be done. Haven’t we advanced enough in society that we don’t all need to work the way we have been? I am convinced there is…
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Summer Schedule (Teaching Tip Hiatus)
Teaching Tip Tuesdays is one of the regular features on this blog. I enjoy sharing tips, tricks, lesson plans, and inspiration for fellow teachers on a weekly basis. So far, I have posted 245 Teacher Tips. I am impressed with this series and the response it gets. I love getting emails from educators who have been inspired…
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Rita – My New Favourite Show
Rita is a brilliant television series from Denmark that is now available on Netflix. It’s the first foreign language show that I have ever watched. You need to turn on the subtitles, but it is well worth the effort. This is one of my favourite scenes from Season One. The story revolves around the school’s…