Month: July 2008

By Any Means Human – What are yours?

Summertime is a unique time in the life of a teacher, at least in the life of this teacher. a – it gives me time to take back my self after the non-stop of the school year. b – it also allows for reflection on the teaching I have done and will do. (c – By Any Means Human – What are yours?

em-PHA-sis on the wrong syl-LA-ble or Hesitancy and “digital literacy”

Image found on Wikipedia: Hopf Fibration and released into the public domain by its author, Davidarichter I’ve stayed away from this blog for the past 2 days or so. I’ve been reading a crime novel, making a necklace, playing with my dog, doing suduko, unpacking and organizing, facebooking, and tweeting – basically keeping my mind em-PHA-sis on the wrong syl-LA-ble or Hesitancy and “digital literacy”

Perpetuating the Story of Difference? or Literacy, revisited.

Literacy is a topic close to my heart. I became a teacher 12 years ago because I felt a call to do whatever possible to make sure that all children knew how to read. Since then, the theme has deepened for me, coming to mean much more than just knowing how to read. Dennis and Perpetuating the Story of Difference? or Literacy, revisited.

Who are teachers?

“Today’s topic…self-construction” KRS-One **audio from 1vibe.net, April 22, 2008 7 months ago (though I just discovered it) Clay Burrell wrote On Leaving Teaching to Become a Teacher: More and more I wonder: is school a good place for teachers who want to make a difference in the lives of their students, and to the future Who are teachers?

I unlocked the key to Mysql and Php :)

Image: Hallelujah by David Farrant found on flickr If you are reading this you must have landed here in the few minutes I am using to test my creation of a new database on the new server. kinda scary playing with mysql and php but I think I did it! about to publish…the real test… I unlocked the key to Mysql and Php :)