Motivating Today’s Students (A Two-Part Series)

In researching the internet to inspire this blog, I stumbled across many articles that talk about how unmotivated students are today when compared to past years.  Several articles indicate that students are distracted, unmotivated, or simply lazy.  While many blame the advances in technology for poor student performance in the classroom, I say, “Why place blame?” Rather than wasting time …

Read Across America Day 2015 — Tips for Your Classroom

In 1997, the National Education Association proposed a new idea – a national day to celebrate reading.  On March 2, 1998, the nation celebrated its first “Read Across America Day,” appropriately celebrated on the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel (more commonly known as Dr. Seuss).  Schools, communities, libraries and local businesses are all invited to have parties and events to …

‘Tis a Gift to be Simple…

       It’s hard to believe that the holidays are almost here!  I don’t know about you, but I feel like they come sooner every year.  One of my favorite holiday songs is “The Christmas Can-Can” by the great a capella group Straight No Chaser.  The song is a hilarious farce of the holiday season.  One of my favorite …