I am currently putting the finishing touches on our Cyber Monday Sale! Many folks will be braving the crowds for the Black Friday sales. At Joanne Lee Photography, we are all about the experience....
Bruce E. sent me the text of George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation and a brief roundup of the circumstances. Although I realize that many of the Freedoms and of the aspects of the American...
This is one of my all time favorite poems. It is by Paul Smithers of Cottontown, TN. I found it in Yankee magazine when I was a teenager.
GOING DUST
This is mine, this calm and modest twilightWhen...
This past Saturday my father in law, Brian, passed away. He had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's/dementia this past summer. The past 2 years have been very hard for him. He was actually in the...
Just around the corner from our house, there is an old dilapidated farmhouse that has fallen into a state of disrepair. If my memory serves me on this one, I don't think it's been inhabited for the...
“President Obama is in Asia,” I told the class.
“Yes, and he bowed to the Japanese emperor,” said a boy.
“What’s wrong with that?”
“Americans don’t like to see their leader bow to others,”...
Written by Tom McLaughlin
on Tom McLaughlin
1 day 18 hours ago
I just discovered that Jerry Bracey recently passed away. In his work he had battled the misuse of statistics and testing. If you haven't had a chance to see his work, I encourage you to do so....
Written by jburke@mainelearns.org (Jim Burke)
on Learning in Maine
3 hours 49 mins ago
Ok, yes, I have been slacking a little on the blog! There it has been said.
BUT....
I have been so busy with Holiday gifts, oh yes, I am making them most of them this year, that I have been...