Category Archives: Education
Remembering the horrors of high school gym class
I am up to my eyeballs in grant writing for the next three weeks, feeling overwhelmed and exhausted already – and I’m not even in the week before a deadline! I’m having trouble finding the joy in all, but my … Continue reading
Filed under Education, grant writing
Hunting in the North Woods
I spent the day driving around northern Wisconsin, visiting school districts for whom I’ll be writing grants this year. On a drive from Superior to Mellen, I saw three bald eagles. These enormous creatures just perch in the tree branches … Continue reading
Moonie, my old friend.
I have been full of nostalgia lately. Memories of the past ten years have been invading my mind with a vividness I hadn’t realized was still there. I think about my days at Miami University and I can smell the … Continue reading
Can Your Body Do This?
Any day that I learn about something totally awesome that I had no idea existed, I call it a good day. Today, I am grateful for Parkour and for happening upon it. Officially, “Parkour is the art of moving through … Continue reading
What Sun Prairie Democracy Can Teach Hillary Clinton
If you ever need an adrenaline shot of democracy-lovin’, attend a local school board meeting where the items on the agenda have got the people riled up. Most of us sit back and effortless reap benefits from the work of … Continue reading
Filed under 9-5, Education, Sun Prairie
A stroke of good luck
Yesterday was a great day. I finished my last major grant of the year and turned it in to DPI (a day early!) I drove and parked downtown to run it into their offices and scored a awesome parking spot, … Continue reading
Filed under Education, grant writing, photos, teaching
