With after-school meetings, returning parent phone calls, writing lesson plans, providing valuable feedback on student work…it is very easy to stay at work too long. You may not feel the effects of those bad habits for 5-10 years or even 20. However, at some point you are going to feel […]
Category: Lifestyle
Surround Yourself w/ Good Counsel
You are who you surround yourself with. Parents teach their children this. Wise children listen. We talked yesterday about the pitfalls of “group think.” Conversely today, the discussion will revolve around who we need to surround ourselves with. Hint: It isn’t the group think crowd. wise counsel: having or showing […]
Hurricane Relief: Some Things I Have Learned Through the Years
“Many hands make light work.” Hurricane Helene has wrecked havoc on the Southern Apps. Now the task is to rebuild and to offer assistance to those who need it. There is work to be done, and a lot of it. Once rescue work is done and people have access to […]
Bend, Oregon: A Beautiful City -> An Example of What TRI-TN Could Be
I am a conservative, but somehow I end-up in liberal cities for vacation. Now, to be fair, if I had it my way I would be in the middle of Wyoming, Montana, or Idaho somewhere in a place where I couldn’t see me neighbors (no offense to my great neighbors). […]
Working Remotely After Hours: Advice for Teachers -> Don’t Do It
We live in a world where accessibility has never been easier. We also live in a world where it is incredibly hard to separate your home and persona life. There is a constant tug-of-war. My simple advice would be this – don’t be too accessible. Have clear boundaries. You are […]
Big Orange Fridays and Tennessee Football
As a kid, I remember listening to John Ward on the radio. His commentary brought the game alive. I grew up hanging on every word. Even today, I still go back and listen to his calls of Saturday gamedays. My first game (in person) was in 1980 against a loaded […]
Teachers, Seek Balance in Your Lives and Know Your Market Value
Shawshank Redemption is such a great movie. Andy Dufresne has mad business skills. He convinces Captain Hadley that he can save him and his wife money. Word gets to the warden, and suddenly, Andy Dufresne has access to the financial records of the prison and the warden. Andy uses that […]
An Introduction
The “why” to this blog….