Bad Work

Bad Work

  Bad work is good work because it’s work.  Doing work is important.  It moves you forward.   This is true when you are doing the work that gives your…
Be you. The world will adjust.

Be you. The world will adjust.

  This is the shirt my daughter received as a present for Christmas. I will come back to this shirt shortly. I was a very quiet student. An only child,…
When You Feel Like Indiana Jones

When You Feel Like Indiana Jones

I can remember the battles over the radio in the car with my parents when I was ten years old. It was a constant barrage of “Oldies” versus what I…
Opportunity: Take It or Leave It

Opportunity: Take It or Leave It

“There are no good PD opportunities,” said teachers, everywhere.   “There is no point to this workshop,”  a grade level sitting together, checking their Facebook pages commented. A teacher with…
Filling Every Seat, One Person at a Time

Filling Every Seat, One Person at a Time

The conference hall was nearly empty, a quiet calm enveloping the large room. Earlier than I normally wake up on a Saturday morning, I arrived at NJPAECET2, and was led…