Reflections on Dominating 5th Grade Math Speed Drills
August 21, 2022
I love it when people comment on my blog posts. I was inspired to write this post when my friend Rose Ann commented on my last post, recalling how the two of us were always highly competitive in the elementary school spelling bees and math speed drills. I look back and wonder what I took […]
Alan Iverson / Brian Regan / Carol Dweck / Growth Mindset / Jo Boaler / Katherine Whittaker Stopp / Spelling Bee / Ted Lasso / The Climb
Want to Understand LA? Vin Scully is a Really Good Start.
August 12, 2022
As a kid who grew up in Arkansas, I never even imagined living in Los Angeles. LA was glitzy, red carpet, rich and famous, Hollywood Stars, Beverly Hillbillies. I moved here in 1993. And as a lifelong public school educator, I was never going to be one of those celebrities. The rich and famous lifestyle, […]
I Love LA / Jackie Robinson / John Wooden / Josephine Bruin / Kareem / Kareem Abdul Jabar / Presidential Medal of Freedom / Pyramid of Success / Ted Lasso / Vin / Vin Scully
Eggplant, Biscuits, and Ted Lasso
September 20, 2021
We have lived in our neighborhood for almost 30 years now. There are so many great parts of living here – the weather is spectacular, the beach is a ten-minute walk from our home (we can’t see it, but we can hear the waves in the morning), and we are right up against the beautiful […]
Binge Watching / Biscuits with the Boss / Eggplant Parmesan / Leadership / principalchef / Ted Lasso