In my current work-at-home situation, I am investigating ideas and theories for future writing ventures. Having three children at home as I read about classroom management and best instructional practices has prompted me to seek their opinions. William Glasser’s choice theory, as stated in Quality School (1990), proposes that “all human beings are born with five […]
What exactly is considered productive during a pandemic? I think we need to seriously reconsider what that is supposed to look like when there is a house full people. Even though I am perfectly capable of taking a book or a laptop into another room, I don’t. I find myself looking at statistics and watching […]
Yesterday was Sunday. Even not being able to follow the same, weekly routine, it was, shall I say, a “better different.” I started the day watching live-streamed mass video recorded at my home church. Admittedly, the entire day slipped by and at 8:45 p.m. I realized that no one else had watched with me. The […]
Education at home Each day this week, I have awakened with a surreal, unfamiliar feeling. It has been disorienting to realize in the few moments after waking that life is a different normal. We are in the very beginnings of an education plateau. No new, meaningful, strategic learning can take place without dedicated caregivers who […]
