Wednesday, November 04, 2009
An Empty Classroom....
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
I'm not a Cashier... BUT...
Monday, October 26, 2009
what have I done!?

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Stop! Press Pause!!!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Stupid people... that's always a fun topic

Monday, October 12, 2009
Give thanks... for the crap too....

Tuesday, October 06, 2009
2 years ago...

Thursday, October 01, 2009
My Thoughts on the News!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Peanut Butter and WHAT?!!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Kids These Days!!!!

Kids are not interested in school. They only want to socialize, and that only because they are legally required to be in school in the first place. All students really care about is lunch, and getting good enough grades so they don't get in trouble from their parents. It's a shame, but thats how it is.... Right? Right? - WRONG!
The general "belief" is that this really is how most students are. I can assure you that this is NOT the case. Along with my Graphics class I also teach a section of Math. During my Math class the students are often pretty anxious to get out of there. This may be due to a number of factors, including the preconceived notion that math is too hard, or that math is boring. Whatever it is, some students do not like math. But what I've noticed is that even though some of them "fear" or "hate" math the majority of students actually WANT to learn it. Sometimes that "want" is buried behind behavioral issues, but It's there. I noticed it today when I was teaching. There were some students that have just kind of given up on math because they feel it's something they can't do. However, after a little pushing they started to realize that they can in fact do this "math" thing. What surprised me most was that students seem to act out as a way to deal with the frustration of not understanding the content. Once I was able to look past that I saw very quickly that they just needed a push in the right direction. I was surprised that students asked to stay after class during their lunch hour in order to get help. I was surprised that some of them even apologized for being a little crazy during class. And then... during my lunch time tutoring session they actually started to get it. So much for the cookie cutter student who doesn't care or want to learn huh?
Monday, September 21, 2009
a quick update re: teaching...
Thursday, September 17, 2009
The Happiness Tomato!

Monday, September 14, 2009
does this mean I'm finally growing up?!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Answers!!!!!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Technology Fail
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Questions and Answers!
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Why do schools keep complaining about lack of money?! Don’t they have enough!?
So during my entire adult life I’ve been hearing that schools need more money. I’ve heard public outcry about politicians cutting school funding, and I’ve heard teachers voice their frustrations about the lack of money for schools. I’ve also heard the opposite... I’ve heard people complaining about paying school tax when they don’t even have kids in school. I’ve heard people saying schools have too much money, and teachers get paid too much, and they don’t really need anything else. I’ve heard people say things like: “Why do schools need more money and more stuff!? Back in my day we learned everything in a room with desks, a black board, and a teacher that knew the content - why do schools need so many computers, gizmos and gadgets?!”
Well, I finally understand. I’m officially a teacher now, and I’ve been setting up my classroom this week and I’ve noticed that there are a lot of things that a teacher really does need, but all of those cost money. A Lot of it. I think that realistically every classroom could benefit from an immediate chunk of cash above and beyond their regular operating budget.
So what about those that question the validity of this need by comparing the new classroom to the classroom of their day? Well, sure - we could teach everything with a blackboard, chalk, and hours of lecture. But why not engage students and let them discover the content in a vividly interesting way? This type of discovery has a way of letting students realize they have a lot more potential than they might think.
Bottom line, schools need money - lots of it. Too many people think of school as a cheap daycare system that will contain their kids until they get home from work. True learning is not always the top priority for parents. This is unfortunate.
Hey, how do you teach a graphic design class without computers capable of running the current graphic design software? How do you teach science without microscopes? Sure, we could teach theory about design, or show pictures of cells, and micro-organisms, but it’s pretty obvious that technology will benefit the students most of all.
I guess I'm a little biased about this topic now because here I am - a week away from a flood of students arriving in my classroom.
Two years ago I couldn’t care less about about schools and money for schools. Even though my wife is a teacher and i heard her struggles - it didn’t mean much to me. Hey, carpenters need hammers to build. In schools money buys hammers, computers, resources, and materials.... all required to build strong knowledge in the younger generation.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
The Keys~ The Keys~
Monday, August 24, 2009
An old man that's still got it.... why don't I?

Friday, August 21, 2009
about doctors theses days....

So I realize I'm finally at the age where professionals (in this case doctors) are starting to be younger than me. This sucks.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
A Question of Morals...
Monday, August 17, 2009
Summer is ending...
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Fun week, but CRAZY storms!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Friday, August 07, 2009
What's the truth about swine flu?

Wednesday, August 05, 2009
A challenge accepted! - GUEST POST - (sorta)
Monday, August 03, 2009
Those church people are strange, hey?

Friday, July 31, 2009
everybody loves a quicky!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Maturity Fail...








