Category Archives: mentoring

Gimme A Break

The new year always gives us the sense of starting over; letting go of the old and getting excited about the new. The future is exciting and we welcome the opportunity to start over in some ways. I’ve never liked … Continue reading

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Don’t Get Distracted

I recently went to see my granddaughter play her first soccer game. It was a lot of fun to see a group of 4-year-olds running around the field with only a brief interest in soccer. There’s just so much to … Continue reading

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3 Months, 3 Weeks, 3 Days

Some things just take time. And there is nothing you can do about it. Sitting in the emergency room this week, waiting for my finger to be put back together, I started thinking about how often shortcuts end up taking … Continue reading

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Senior Project 2017 – Teaching Self-Empowerment and Significance

Seniors at Sheldon High School are required to complete a senior project. They can choose any project, but it needs to be challenging, take at least 15 hours to complete, and be something they have never done before. After completing … Continue reading

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Gentlemen (and Ladies) of Sheldon High School

A new club was formed at Sheldon High School this year. Junior, Elijah Rasheed recognized that style, fashion, pride in appearance, and manners seem to be missing from many young people today and he wanted to do something about it. … Continue reading

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Buyer’s Remorse

Anybody spend too much at Christmas? Years ago, when I lived in the Bay Area, I would get off work on the last work day before Christmas, and do all of my Christmas shopping on the way home. I would … Continue reading

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Organized Chaos

Now 1/4 of the way through the school year and I’m still not really clear on exactly what Common Core is, but then, neither is anybody else. I have made two significant changes in the way I teach. The first … Continue reading

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And now, for something completely different

The first two days of the new school year under my belt and I have to say I’m pretty excited about it, but last week I might not have said so. I’m sure a lot of you have heard at … Continue reading

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It’s not about me…

It was nice to be back on my home trails this week. It’s amazing how good we have it with all these beautiful trails so close to home. I wasn’t really thinking of this as a race, as much as … Continue reading

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Oh For The Love

I started running to lose weight and get in better shape. I soon found a rekindled love affair with running and, especially, the trails. Last year, I set some aggressive goals and pushed myself to try to reach them. Not … Continue reading

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