Tag Archives: life
Are We The Average of the Five People We Spend The Most Time With?
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with” -Jim Rohn Being a teacher, I spend most of my work hours with young people, but … Continue reading
Student Guest Blogger: Career and Future Uncertainty
I’ve shared this blog with some of my students, an attempt to showcase how writing is “real” for me. As far as blogging goes, many students use Tumblr. I’ll admit … Continue reading
Striving for Balance–Enforcing Work Boundaries
I’m sitting on my front porch in a refinished Adirondack chair, enjoying a warm afternoon breeze and a glass of ice water. I’d rather post to Mindful Stew than grade … Continue reading
How much detail is simply too much?
Reblogged from Broadside: Everyone who writes a blog, unless it’s focused on a specific subject, shares details of their life, past and present: their kids, their partner, their dating life, … Continue reading
Socks, Sandals, and Tapping into the Archives
Do you have readily accessible writing from years past? Journals, old MS Word files, e-mail archives? How often you do sift through old material that has either gathered cobwebs or … Continue reading
Thriving Online with Unclear Guidelines
It is only when the routines break down, when the guidelines are unclear, when no one can tell us what to do, that we make real choices and become the … Continue reading
The value of living abroad
The value of living abroad. Awesome reflection on travel, education, culture, and perspective!
Bringing Big Ideas to Fruitation
Reblogged from analyfe: Most ideas never happen. Fleeting moments of brilliance are neglected in favor of mundane and seemingly necessary obligations. Just think what might be if you had followed … Continue reading
Balloons, Climate Change, and the Future
What would it take for people to see their impact on the environment, in relation to climate change? After a few moments of deliberation, my friend and mentor Rowan Claypool … Continue reading
