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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Teachable Moments
The calendar tells me there are still 4 more weeks of summer. Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out” is still playing in my head. The mercury in the little glass tube still says “summer”. County fairs are still in full swing all … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Cooper, Art Education, Coast Guard, College, County Fair, Death Camp, Education Major, Experiential Learning, History, Home Education, Leaders, Lifelong Learning, Mentors, Music Education, Nazis, Physical Education, Psychology, School Bus, Summer, Teachers, Teaching, Trafic Cones
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My Midlife Non-Crisis
Sometimes, things happen that make a person step back and take a mental inventory. In his song “Changes”, David Bowie sings “Oh look out you Rock n’ rollers, pretty soon now you’re gonna get older, time may change me but … Continue reading
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Tagged Aging, California, David Bowie, Fitness, Jay Adams, Living Young, Marina Del Rey, Maslow, Midlife Crisis, Santa Monica, Self-fulfillment, Skateboarding, Stacey Peralta, Venice, Z-Boys
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Dog Days
We’re in the “Dog Days of Summer”. The scorching, humid days and sultry, sleepless nights are upon us. Sirius, “The Dog Star” (Brightest star in our night sky. -1.46 magnitude, part of the constellation Canis Major or “The Greater Dog”), … Continue reading
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Tagged Astronomy, Dogs, Greek Poetry, Homer, Matthew 15, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, Summer, Weather
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