Archive for the ‘school’ Category

  • Current Projects

    FYI, I know I’ve fallen off the face of the earth when it comes to this blog.  I’ve been working on a few new projects.
    In response to Elder Ballard’s address at graduation for BYU-H, I have begun a new podcast, Why am I a Mormon? with a very easy URL - WhyAmIaMormon.com
    I’ve started blogging about [...]

  • student teaching moment

    In Kindergarten
    [Note: "La Fiesta de la Posada" is a song about the festival celebrating Mary and Joseph looking for a room at the inn.]
    Me: We’re singing a song called “La Fiesta de la Posada.”  What’s a fiesta?
    Kids: A party!
    I went to a fiesta once!
    And you hit the thing with the candy. . .
    etc.
    [At this point, [...]

  • universal healthcare: already a sham in america

    Why this topic? 
    If you know me, you know I’m not generally a political writer.  I vote and do my best to make informed decisions, but generally I don’t mess with politics unless they mess with me.  This is one of those times.
    A big issue in the current Presidential race (Heaven help us - the election is a year [...]

  • a test

    Could you pass this test now? Could an eighth grade teacher pass this test now? This is a test from Salina, Kansas. Text reprinted from here.
    8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, Kansas - 1895This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 from Salina, Kansas. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smoky [...]

 

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