Put Your Busy Bully On Notice
Nearly every office has one, that person who for some reason keeps things stirred up. Whether it is a need for power or control, who knows? What they manage to do is have others begin to doubt their own skills and abilities. I like to think of these individuals as passive aggressive bullies, or my own naming convention of “The Busy Bully”. They don’t come right out and say something to another person in the office; rather they are busy gossiping or hinting around to others that “they know a secret”. They are also constantly second-guessing other co-workers true intentions and often believe others are talking about them behind their…
When Happiness Catches Your Eye
Taking life one beautiful step at a time, and allowing happiness to catch your eye – what a great way to live. We have to pull away from those moments of doubt and confusion and focus our thoughts on our true purpose. We have to allow ourselves to be generous, kind, and forgiving. When we really search out those things that give us joy we find a new meaning, a new purpose – a reason to go on. When happiness catches your eye, linger on the moment without jumping to the next moment. Spend time relaxing and drinking in the calm. Live in the moment. Live in the moment We…
Politics of Food -Vote with your Fork
Taken from my blog on Sugar: Getting to the Bottom of the Sugar BowlHappy New Year!It's the start of the new year and many of us are contemplating that dieting resolution. This week I was going to look at a little history surrounding food pyramids and then learn about the new USDA's Choose My Plate website. I was going to attempt to design a My Plate based on my own schematics. I'm such a novice when it comes to diet and nutrition. I can admit that. But at the same time I am willing to trudge along in hopes of maybe discovering something that will help me be more watchful…
Technology integration into the classroom now and into the future
Technology integration into the classroom now and into the future #BringItOn” I was standing outside the middle school talking with the technology guy for both the middle school and the high school a while back. Really great guy, a family man, well respected for his work with the school district. We were discussing the issue of Bringing Your Own Devices (BOD) to school, and how that would affect, not just the lives of the students, but his IT department, and all the teachers at both schools. While I am tremendously happy for our district, I also understand the challenges we face with technology. New Technology and Education New technology creates volumes of work for those in IT,…
Lectures in the field
Today I taught a lesson from a compilation of about 500 images that were taken using a cell phone during a self-help housing project back in 2011. I took those images over a six month period. The compilation was showing the process of building a house from the ground up. Below are a few images of the outside of the house showing the levels or steps of the construction phases.The classes I taught today consisted of students from the woodwork and construction classes, so the compilation was very appropriate for study. I was able to present material and connect with all the learning levels from 9th through 12th…
