I usually do not get too political on this blog, but I am red-hot mad about something I heard on NBC’s Meet the Press this morning. David Gregory was interviewing Senator Chris Dodd (D) Connecticut. Dodd made a statement that absolutely infuriated me.
Watch this very short interview or read the transcript below, and see if [...]
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Senatorial Hipocrisy!
Posted in General Stuff, tagged Christopher Dodd, high stakes testing, Meet the Press, NBC, NCLB, standardized testing on October 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hey, That’s My Picture On Your Blog!
Posted in General Stuff, tagged Copyright infringement, Copyright law, Plagiarism on October 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
[Cross-posted on LeaderTalk]
It seems as if we all do it.
We embed pictures, illustrations, charts, graphs, videos, text, and other stuff from the internet into our blog posts. I see it every day, and I do it myself. I have always tried to give credit to the creator, author, photographer, or illustrator by listing his [...]
Is There Really “Perfect?”
Posted in General Stuff, tagged baseball, Chicago White Sox, Dave Sherman, Mark Beuhrle, Perfect, Perfect Game, Pitching on July 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Perfect?
Here are some definitions of the over used adjective:
1.
conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman.
2.
excellent or complete beyond practical or theoretical improvement: There is no perfect legal code. The proportions of this temple are almost perfect.
3.
exactly fitting the need in a certain situation [...]
More About the Use of Cell Phones in Schools
Posted in Cell Phones in Schools, Ed Tech Stuff, General Stuff, tagged Cell Phones, Cell phones in school, Dave Sherman, One to one computing on July 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have written numerous posts about the use of cell phones in school for educational purposes, and I continue to search for others who have written on the same topic. Here is a great article which states the many reasons for allowing students to use cell phones and other handheld electronic devices (such as iPods) [...]
The Day Ed Threw Up in School (a true story)
Posted in General Stuff on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This post first appeared one year ago in my old Principal and Interest Blog. I still smile when I read it and think back to high school. Plus, I think the message to principals is an important one.
It was the end of May, 1980. It was our senior year of high school. It was a [...]
Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie, and Memorial Day
Posted in General Stuff, tagged Dave Sherman on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Baseball was like a religion in my house when I was growing up. My dad and my grandfather made baseball the most important aspect of life (aside from modeling for me the importance of putting in an honest day’s work). My dad would tell wonderful stories of the great ballplayers of his day. Men like [...]
Thank a Teacher
Posted in General Stuff on May 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
[Cross-posted on LeaderTalk]
Remember the bumper sticker that read,
“IF YOU CAN READ THIS, THANK A TEACHER.”?
Well, these days the bumper sticker should say, “If you can read this, and tie your shoes, tell time, get along with others, solve problems, understand others’ points of view, respect yourself, respect others, perform math calculations, make change for a [...]
The Birds, The Bees, and Me
Posted in General Stuff on April 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I loved teaching fifth grade more than any other grade. 10 and 11 year old children are full of positive energy and unbridled enthusiasm. They are inquisitive with a refreshing sense of innocence. They are losing their egocentricity and replacing it with an understanding that there is a giant world around them with so much [...]
From the “I still don’t get it” File…
Posted in General Stuff, tagged Dave Sherman, Facebook, Twitter on April 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I still don’t get Twitter. I really want to. I am trying hard to see how it can help me in my everyday work as a principal. I wrote a post about this same topic on my old blog a long time ago.
I do see the importance of blogging, wikis, and social network sites such [...]




