Aghh, I am ready to throw in the towel in a lot of ways. Frustrations galore in life right now. Why me? I just want to be basic and normal. Why do I care? What must it be like to be really apathetic? To not know and not care? In just a few days my… Continue reading Where?s the towel when you need it?
Category: School
Can I Do A “Media Fast”?
In an email from Youth Worker Journal there is a challenge to do media fast. Some stats from the Media-Fast website: Americans aged 13 – 18 spend more than 72 hours per week using electronic media?defined as the Internet, cell phones, television, music, and video games. Because teens are known for multitasking, their usage of… Continue reading Can I Do A “Media Fast”?
Teaching Math
I know now that some students get it. The other day a student told the rest of the school in chapel that he ?thinks Mr. Paul wants his students to question what they are doing, not just get some mechanical algorithm that is ?done? to a problem.?. A few years ago I wrote this in… Continue reading Teaching Math
Technology humor
I?m doing some reading about open source and getting a linux server running with two open source projects; SchoolTool and UniTime, and I came across this joke. Enjoy. As much as I love the Y2K compliant Office App… 0) Geeks will argue which pen and which paper is the best. 1) The Gentoo crowd will… Continue reading Technology humor