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Goal Post: The Week of Crazy Has Almost Ended

Posted on December 16, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

All I managed to outline for Darwin & the Joy Path was the first 8 chapters.  That’s good, but it’s looking like it’ll be 17-18 chapters.  It took me most of Saturday to do this, so I’m a little bummed that I … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: A Whirlwind of a Week

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

On the plus side, I did manage to finish preparing all of the posts for December.  The rest of the week was a lot of bouncing around due to holidays, work, and it being the last week of the quarter.  … Continue reading →

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Heading Back to School

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

To be fair, I went back to school/work yesterday.  It was what we call a Superintendent Conference Day.  This is when the teachers are there to hear about the plan for the year and get together in departments to get … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Summer Break Is Pretty Much Over

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The title really says it all.  The school year starts for staff on Tuesday.  That gives me today, tomorrow, and Monday to rest up.  Not a lot of time.  Means I need to stop sleeping in as well because cutting … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: First Week of Summer Job Down

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

As of the writing of this post, Do I Need to Use a Dragon? has sold 16 copies.  Feel free to click on the title to get your own copy.  Been getting some good responses, so I’m hoping to sell more and … Continue reading →

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End of School Funnies

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Friday was the last day of the 2022-2023 school year.  I’m tired and spending time with family, so I set up some funnies.  Definitely need some funnies . . . Also, sleep.

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Goal Post: End of the School Year with a Bang

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m writing this the night before because I’m going to be on the road.  Heading out on a trip that is much needed.  I’m exhausted and in need of getting away before I start summer school in a week.  So, … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Three Day Weekend is Totally Needed!

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I don’t even want to take a peek at the goals I made for this week.  Pretty sure I hit survival mode on Tuesday and everything else became a blur.  Last weekend was fun with quality father/son time, which included … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: How to Make Reading Fun?

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we are at the end of the week.  Been an interesting topic.  I figure it’s good to end on a highly interactive post.  For those who are teachers or have children, this might be fairly easy.  For others, maybe … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Nurturing Reading

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

As I said on Monday, there are a lot of threats to reading.  We don’t even realize when they are striking at times.  Most boil down to making the act of reading a chore, which nobody likes to do.  So, … Continue reading →

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