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Our Newest Pet
Can you guess what it is?
We already have a bloodhound and two chickens.
So what is the logical next step?
We gave up on the goat idea because they are simply too destructive.
Someone guessed bees, which is a good guess but not accurate.
Any other guesses?
A Vietnamese pot-belly pig! His name is Danger and he’s the sweetest thing. A player on Matt’s soccer team is reporting for basic training and needs to get rid of him. We are currently having a trial period with him.
We’re still trying to research what it would mean to have a pet pig. Any ideas?
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Movie Recommendation: Maidentrip
We watched a great documentary about a 14 year-old who sailed around the world by herself. It was a powerful reminder of what we’re capable of as humans. We can identify our authentic path and pursue it with passion.It takes a lot of courage. And courage is something we have to build over time. It’s a muscle that needs to be exercised to get stronger and stronger.I recently read an interesting metaphor about courage in a magazine (I was waiting for Henry to get his haircut, so I don’t even remember which one it was!). A little girl had mustered the courage to be part of a performance.… Read More -
Why I Opt-in and Support Standardized Testing
… Read MoreGrowing
up, I always took standardized tests. Every year, our teachers would say, “Get
a good night’s sleep and eat breakfast in the morning. You have a test
tomorrow.” And that was it.I
happened to start my career in education right around the time when this
approach to standardized testing completely shifted under the pressure of the
No Child Left Behind Act.As
an educator for the past 16 years, I’ve seen a lot of bad things. When I taught
in a Title I school in rural Louisiana where more than 90% of children lived
below the federal poverty line, the principal kept a paddle on her wall and
