Category Archives: random
Not Going to the Movies
October 2024 A year ago, Wendy and I watched a movie in a cinema together for the first time in over 4.5 years. The COVID-19 pandemic was part of the reason for our absence from the multiplexes, but another year … Continue reading
Oklahoma Teacher Retirement
I was asked to share information about Teacher Retirement at our school district’s Leadership Day after the conclusion of the 2023-2024 academic year. My own retirement is a couple of years away, so I enjoyed doing some research about the … Continue reading
My Math Memoirs
Math was usually my most difficult academic subject. That surprises people who know that I was an award-winning high school physics teacher. I think that having to work to earn As in math improved my teaching. I related to students … Continue reading
Divided Loyalties
Sooners or Cowboys? In Oklahoma, one is often expected to take one side or the other in the rivalry between its two largest institutions of higher education: the University of Oklahoma (OU) and Oklahoma State University (OSU). I am bemused … Continue reading
Normal School
Traditional teacher preparation has cratered in Oklahoma, which saddens me since I and the 2,663 students I taught from 1989 to 2017 benefited so much from my choice to major in education back in 1986. When I enrolled at the … Continue reading
Meador Manor 