I have been meeting with students non-stop for the past three days. I pretty much insist that they come in and meet with me during finals week (since I have no final exam), and they always oblige. These little meetings allow me to take some time to really connect with them one on one to [...]
Tag: Education
I grade, therefore I am.
I am in the throes of end-of-the-semester grading. Oh joy. I am not a huge fan of grading, but I am an educator at a higher education institution and with that identity comes grading. I wish I could just give all my students a simple pass or fail based on their commitment and effort, but [...]
I am outcome-focused…
I missed Parade Magazine's annual report on the amount of money folks across the U.S. make. I wasn't all that disappointed about missing it as it always left me feeling like a loser - well, at least as far as income goes. But then I remind myself that not everything is about money and I move on. The [...]
Dear Governor Dalrymple and Members of the North Dakota Legislature…
Dear Governor Dalrymple and Members of the North Dakota Legislature, I believe in the State of North Dakota's power to be a leader in the nation. This leadership has been evidenced increasingly nationally as other states look to North Dakota's strong economy, well-run government, and high quality of living as models worthy of emulation. North [...]
Lucky, lucky duck!
Today was officially the first teaching day of the spring semester for me. I got my first look at how I will be spending my semester. Oh yes, it is going to be a wild ride. I have a whole slew of energetic, thoughtful and engaged students who appear ready to learn. Yes, this is [...]
Abstinence until marriage…is that a realistic message?
Let me say at the outset that I am neither advocating for or condoning teen sex. What I am doing (so we are clear at the outset) is questioning how realistic it is to promote abstinence until marriage to teens. I have been pondering this question since I picked up the Survival Guide for the Parents [...]
Cheyenne won the lottery!
Tonight was Open House at Cheyenne's school. Cheyenne is fortunate to be able to atend the STEM Center, the magnet school in the West Fargo School District that focuses more intently (in addition to regular education topics) on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (hence, STEM). I say fortunate because I do believe Cheyenne's time at the [...]
THE NEW FORTY 