Productivity tip #11: What “I didn’t have enough time” really means.
Remember: When you say you didn’t have enough time, you are actually saying that there are other things more important to you. On your list of priorities, other things were…
“Guess what?” You sound like an idiot when you say “Guess what?”
Request: No. Check that. Demand: Remove the rhetorical “Guess what? from your lexicon immediately. Not every “Guess what?” is bad. “Guess what?” is perfectly acceptable much of the time. But…
Learning to be a grandfather from the best
I feel so blessed to be able to watch the way that my father-in-law interacts with my children. Whenever possible, he is on the ground, crawling around, playing with their…
Funnier than some big budget comedies
It’s a GE commercial designed to sell light bulbs. Nevertheless, it’s honestly funnier than a lot of movies that I’ve seen.
How I establish the rules of my classroom
A teacher recently asked me if my students and I collaborate on the rules of my classroom at the beginning of the year. Actually, the teacher used the word “norms”…
Saturday morning cartoons are no more. A sad day for someone whose 27 year friendship may have been predicated on a Saturday morning cartoon theme song.
For the first time in 50-plus years, you won't find a block of animation on broadcast this morning. Saturday morning cartoons are over. It's the end of an era. I’m…
There can only be one explanation for a Republican campaign ad as sexist and stupid as this.
I suspect that the Republican Party has been infiltrated by some undercover Democratic strategists who have convinced them that stupid, sexist political ads are effective. There can be no other…
Is it wrong for me to find this Wallkill Mighty Mites clip nearly as entertaining as the Patriots victory over the Bengals?
The New England Patriots 43-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night was the highlight of my weekend, and it gave my students reason to celebrate. I’m never in…
Hot Buzz About Books and Book Clubs
I’ll be speaking on the panel below alongside RJ Julia Bookseller’s President Roxanne Coady and Books on the Nightstand hosts Ann Kingman and Michael Kindness. If you’re a reader and…
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