Despair in Gun Violence

There was a shooting at an elementary school last week killing 3 children and 3 adults. Do you know what I did? After greeting my students, I informed them of the incident without details. Then, I told them that it's one of the reasons why I rearranged the classroom - so I have a better…

RIP TI-30Xa Solar

Cue the horns. Cue the only person in attendance donning black and white. Cue the silence. I've had this calculator, a TI-30Xa Solar scientific calculator, for over 20 years. It's beat-up from years of brawls in my backpack, and emerged victorious. In math classes when many of my peers switched to graphing calculators, I kept…

Gave up on Zoom Problems

I've been having problems with Zoom since this summer. After approximately four months of back and forth with Zoom support agents, I gave up. I know I need more specialized technical help, but that's not something Zoom will permit, so I gave up. I'm not proud to give up, since I'm someone who will teach…

Life is Good, Book Review

Life is Good: Simple Words from Jake and Rocket was I chose from a holiday party where a white elephant was involved. It was one of two books in the bag. It took about five minutes to finish it from cover to cover, and there is a lot to think and apply. The authors, Bert…

Remember to do some Good

All of the news outlets were boasting about the strong sales since Black Friday. You may or may not have been a part of that event. I still want to remind you to do some good. Although Giving Tuesday has passed, there isn't a bad time for charities and non-profits to receive donations. Unfortunately, there…