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Some Days Can Be Like That…
Tuesday was a crazy day. I was all prepared for my class and really was excited to go. Everything was normal until the I hit the classroom door at the college. I had to rearrange the room again, due to sharing the room with another professor. Her arrangement is fine if you are doing discussion…
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My Favorite People to be Around
Who are my favorite people to be around? I just think that it depends on where I am, however, my Granddaughters are THE favorites! I can be feeling down, but if I am around them, I perk up and enjoy their company. Now, mind you, they do not allow me to do anything but enjoy…
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What Were My Parents Doing at My Age?
I have thought about how my parents were at my age before this question came up. My dad passed away at the age of 46 when I was 22, so he was not here at my ripe age of 68. I’m sure he would have been working 24/7 farming. My mother was sitting in the…
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In Class or Online
The weather is better today. I will get to be in person with my students for the first time in three weeks. The snow has forced online classes for much of the semester so far. It’s both a good thing and a bad thing, all at once. The amount of preparation is the same, but…
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Snowstorm or Not
A snowstorm will arrive this weekend. Anywhere from six to fifteen inches of snow has been predicted. I have lived through a multitude of missed forecasts throughout the years, and as a principal, the forecasters have made the administrators of the school look like fools many times when they forecast big amounts and we end…
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Coco
My beautiful little cockapoo has a brain block when it comes to going potty outside. She thinks that when she is let out to go potty, it is merely playtime for her and the cats. We have six barn cats that she enjoys playing with daily. Coco seems to think it’s poo inside and play…
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Another Semester
This week marks the start of the second semester of the 2025-2026 school year. I have three classes this semester, and registration is almost complete with 20, 30, and 35 students, respectively. Tomorrow, I will work at the welcome tables to help ease students’ anxiety by letting them know which room their class is in…
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How do I communicate online?
How do I communicate online? Well…..I try not to on social media. After being “disagreed with” many times on social media (and being upset a lot by the inaccuracies of people sharing “information”), I try to stick with “Happy Birthdays” and “a smiley face”. As a principal, and I’m sure in many other professions, words…
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Thinking…Past or Future
I truly think more about the past than the future. When I think about the future, I do not see much to look forward to. I love teaching my classes at the local university. I love watching my grandchildren grow up and can’t wait to see what they will do in the future. Looking at…
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Impressing the Band Director
As I sat and watched some of the Rose Bowl parade this morning, I could not help to think about a time when I really impressed my band director. We were marching in a very large parade in central Ohio. I was a first year majorette. The band was marching down a dimly lit street…
Retired Principal Tales 