What he did this summer
School is back in session, and one of the first To Dos in 2nd grade was the obligatory “What did you do this summer?” assignment. Sean writes: “Took swimming lessons” And then the next question is,...
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That’s the current reading level of my genius son, who happens to be barely more than halfway through the second grade. He’s off the chart — the cards his teacher uses to track reading levels only goes...
View ArticleIf I Were in Charge
For a lesson on responsibility, the 2nd graders had to complete a worksheet titled “If I Were in Charge.” The worksheet listed six things that students do that don’t meet expectations or break school...
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I Feel So Old
Sean is done with elementary school and headed into middle school this September — 6th grade, here we come! They’re very organized in all schools these days. Both our kids came home before the school...
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Hint? I Don’t Need No Steenking Hint
They’re doing multiplication in the 3rd grade math class these days and my daughter is pretty good at it. So, when she answered the “Problem of the Day” earlier this week, she left a little note for...
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School Overcrowding? As if…
That’s my class photo from 2nd grade. 1976. Aside from the dodgy clothes and bad hair, you know what stands out? There are 37 students in this picture. And, for all I know, there were a couple kids...
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Photos: Back to Pepperdine for a Day
That’s the view that I had every day of my freshman year at Pepperdine University. It’s a photo from the front of Dorm 11 and … wow … it was even more beautiful last month than I remember it being 25+...
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Nobody Has a Monopoly on What’s Good/Right
My son recently listened to a speaker at his high school who was there to talk to the whole school about boys, girls, love, sex and relationships … and what all of those things mean to teenagers. His...
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The Start of My Writing Career: “The Flame” (my HS newspaper)
An old friend emailed me not long ago — a guy named Joe Madgey that I knew in high school but hadn’t heard from since high school. (For those of you who don’t know me too well, high school was a...
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Bryan Adams, October 5, 1985 in Philadelphia: Concert review
Nevermind that it’s the summer of 2017 right now. Close your eyes and transport yourself back to 1984-85. Think of what you heard on local radio stations and saw on MTV. You might eventually think of...
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