Two things that popped up this week. First, I realized that the majority of my students are new to me this year, and I have never seen their faces. I don’t know what their noses look like. I see their eyes and their hair and that’s all. Many of them, if they showed up to … Read more
Posts have been sparse here for a while, and I wanted to check in and give an update on what’s going on over here. In early August, I joined an Akimbo workshop (put on by Seth Godin) called The Creative’s Workshop. I’ve been writing there daily, which I know doesn’t provide you with anything, but … Read more
We went camping at Roper Lake State Park for a few days. It’s a small park in southeastern Arizona. Not much elevation, so it was not much of a relief from the temps at home (maybe a five-degree difference), but we had some shade in our campsite and the overnight weather was perfect for sleeping. … Read more
You might have noticed there was no post last week. I hadn’t taken any pictures. I hadn’t done any learning. I had nothin’. I’m happy to have pulled out the camera this week and have some shots to share with you! My son was going swimming and wanted me to take some pictures. He had … Read more
The novelty of wearing a mask has worn off, and more kids are taking them off. I spent a fair amount of time during class this week showing empathy to their discomfort—I don’t like wearing one, either—and explaining why we’re wearing them. They didn’t seem to know. (That could be no one has explained it … Read more