I knew that as I entered the education field, especially in the urban communities that I sought to teach in, that with the numerous rewards of teaching, very tragic events would unfold. Growing up in Brockton I was very aware of youth violence. Many had died in my four short years at BHS. I also knew when I started working in Brockton Schools, that ( Read more... )

Back in 2004, early on, I was a Senator Edwards supporter. He was young and vibrant and not afraid to speak his mind. I knew then, like I still do now, that he was a major proponent of the war in Iraq, and his major accomplishment as a Senator, the malicious No Child Left Behind. It was early in the War, and even though I didn’t like it or ( Read more... )

I am taking part in an online beard growing competition, called Whiskerino 2007. They hold it every two years from November 1st, till the end of February.

You can log on and check my progress, at www.whiskerino.org. My moniker is "Freshie"

I will upload a picture every day for the next four months. This should be an exciting journey.

Prepare for a beard.

Forwarded from my good friend Charles ( Read more... )

My good friend Sean Grealish has just come home for leave, from the Army, and his posting in Iraq ( Read more... )

I sit me or is Facebook.com on crack right now ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, I logged on to MySpace, and I saw an advertisement for a book that really caught my eye ( Read more... )

So this week, I took a seminar at Brockton High for teachers on "Integrating Differentiated Instruction & Backwards Design" That sounds rather verbose, but basically it was on developing new strategies for the classroom, based on teaching to every student. Like, you have have to differentiate your teaching depending on your class, and your students ( Read more... )

A week from today I turn 24. I have also had this livejournal for over three years now. Posting anything from "What Ninja Turtle I Am" to the whining blatherings of a much more sophomoric me. Basically, nothing much of substance. Some of it has been good, like my first experiences in a classroom when I began teaching at North. Or my opinions on all ( Read more... )