Finding Life's Balance
If ever there was a parenting handbook, this might be it. I confess I bought this book without reading much but the title. I also confess I bought this book hoping it would give me some insight into how my
I chose to read this book not only because of the title but because of the chapters. As a teacher, this year I’m hoping to create and complete a unit of astronomy with a section about space exploration and traveling/colonizing
As the last work of Stephen Hawking before his death this is quite the piece of literature. As he says in the closing chapter, even the great books of science will be read by only a few. This thought is
Monthly ago, I was trapped in a YouTube viewing spree. I couldn’t stop watching educationally motivated videos. I clicked on link after link and found myself engaged in a number of new ideas – not all of them worthwhile. In
For years I have been working at trying to develop a student-centered classroom. The problem I have realized is that in the end, the picture I had in my mind never quite ended up what was happening in front of
As a book study for the summer, my colleague suggested we read The Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries about the Teenage Brain Tell Us about our Kids by Barbara Strauch. We are both teachers of high school students. For
Next one off the must-read-pile. Completed after a two-week hiatus as home renovations took over my life – but worth the time to focus on this book! This past year I was honored with the designation in New York State
It all started last fall. I learned through my colleagues, I was on maternity leave, that a new initiative for professional development had been unveiled. I crave learning and I demand better of myself, this meant I investigated this new
When undergoing change, there are a lot of questions and unknowns. Teachers struggle with the appearance of giving up control of their classes and the learning that goes on in the classroom. This often where the lines seem to blur
The future of education needs to change. I, for one, hope that change is sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, not all my colleagues feel the same way. It becomes a difficult mountain to climb when passing blurbs from others are