It was eerie out there on the streets this morning. It had just rained, and even at 5:00 a.m. the asphalt streets were still warm enough to cause wisps of steam to rise. There was a hypnotic, surrealistic beauty to it all. I felt as if I were walking from cloud to cloud. The street [...]
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Well, here I am again, dripping wet and much to the disdain of my wife, bringing some of the south Georgia humidity into her house. A lot has been happening in my freshman history classes this past week as we wind down the quarter. I’ve wanted to share much of that with you. This dark [...]
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Whew! I just came in from my power walk. The dog days are upon us down here in south Georgia barking loudly as ever. The humidity was so thick I could have sworn I was wading through the Okeefenokee swamp. But, at 4:45 a.m. it is so quiet on the darkened street, as they say, [...]
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I don’t grade on effort and attitude instead of performance. As I once said, it is not a matter of either/or. It is a matter of both. I value both, but I use the subject as a tool to assist the student to develop his/her potential as a person. It stands to reason that if [...]
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