3.6.24 Oh, I need someone to read me stories Oh, someone to turn the page It’s late, I’m tired, and I owe my dog a bunch of snuggles. But I wanted to do a quick piece about a song because I’m on the longest daily writing streak I’ve had in years, and I want to …
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Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: I AM YOUR GUMMY BEAR by Gummibär
3.4.24 Boing day ba duty party Boing day ba duty party Boing day ba duty party Party pop If you don’t already know, I’m a 3rd grade teacher. This is my second year teaching, and I can say without a doubt that being an educator is the role I was meant to have. We’ve been …
Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: WAKE UP EVERYBODY by John Legend and The Roots
Jan. 30, 2024 Not a lot to say for this song, other than that it inspires me, makes me want to do better and be better, and compels me to closely examine my life as a human and my practice as a teacher. Life is change. Good enough is never good enough. There’s always a …
Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: WHY DOES THE SUN SHINE? (THE SUN IS A MASS OF INCANDESCENT GAS) by They Might Be Giants (plus bonus songs!)
1.24.24 We had some unexpected fun in my classroom this morning. I hung up a new set of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) posters before school started, and the kiddos were fascinated by them. Especially the poster of the Periodic Table of SEL Elements. It lays out SEL skills in a format that mimics the traditional …
(Un)Resolved
Welcome to 2024! As I write this, about half of the last day of our school break is still ahead of me. In terms of a weekend, 60 Minutes has just come on, and I’ve just realized I haven’t done my homework. This afternoon I’ll do some planning for the odd period of school ahead …