Friday, July 21, 2017
Markers, Please
During most of my school life, the teachers had chalkboards. My middle school used markerboards. I preferred the markerboards. I was born tactile defensive. That means that being touched actually felt painful. Occupational therapy helped me tremendously, but there are some things that touching is...
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Thursday, July 20, 2017
She Did Not Like My Lesson
April 2007. After I taught my Dynasty Lesson to Sally Warner's second period sixth World Cultures class, Sally, Loyola College PDS Coordinator Anna Harne and I met in the faculty lounge to discuss how my lesson went. I was feeling pretty darn good about my lesson. "I'm very pleased," Anna said....
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Friday, July 14, 2017
Meniscus, Cooking and Other Things
Dad has a partially torn meniscus on his right knee. He experienced the injury early last month at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He was in the ocean and went to take a step. It turned out the spot he stepped on was shallower then he thought. It took nearly a month for Dad to get a diagnosis. He went...
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Thursday, July 13, 2017
Tim the Thief
When I think back to the book fair during fifth grade, Tim Wilson immediately pops to mind. For those not familiar with book fairs, schools will hand out a catalogue where students and/or their parents an order books, magazines, school supplies and toys. The book fair itself is setting up a...
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Friday, July 7, 2017
Where Am I?
Mark at The Agency is a napper. It is not uncommon for him to sleep some of two hours that I am there every other week. One time, he fell asleep. When he woke up, he said, "Where are you [my name]?" "I'm right next to you," I said. Recommended Reading Still Outdoors...
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