by Andi | Jun 28, 2010 | Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Uncategorized, Written and Wrought
I’m on the job market, again. It seems like many of us are on the job market regularly. We are always seeking the better opportunity, the better set of benefits, the better chance to make a difference. I find this prospect so exciting and so daunting. I’ve... by Andi | Jun 27, 2010 | Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Uncategorized, Written and Wrought
It’s a gorgeous Sunday morning. The radio is playing in the background. A cup of coffee sits at my left hand. I love Sundays, and here’s why. 10. Things Aren’t Open. While I admit that occasionally this fact is frustrating, mostly I love that stores... by Andi | Jun 23, 2010 | Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
As I write, I am watching the U.S. play Algeria. I drove down from Baltimore to DC to catch the game on Dave’s cable. I’m blessed to be able to watch the match and work. Normally, I’m not much of a sports fan, but when the World Cup comes on, I try... by Andi | Jun 21, 2010 | Book Recommendations, Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
Dave gave me this great book called In the Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day by Mark Batterson. The book takes it’s title from a passage in 2 Samuel where a man named Benaiah encounters a lion; instead of running, as most of us would, Benaiah chases the lion, falls... by Andi | Jun 18, 2010 | Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
So often in school and in life, we try to sound smarter, more sincere, more informed than we may actually be. We feign knowledge of the statistics about the gallons of oil in the Gulf when the discussion comes up because we want to appear “in the know.” We...