Pretty Amazing Band.

Existentialist statement or some 8-bit fun times.

Where do I begin? I spent the last thirty minutes listening to a group of arrogant and condescending non educators disrespect my colleagues and profession. I listened to a group of disingenuous people whose own self-interests guide their policies rather than the interests of children. I listened to a cabal of people who sit on national education committees that will have a profound impact on classroom teaching practices. And I heard nothing of value. "I'm thinking about the current health care debate," I said. "And I am wondering if I will be asked to sit on a national committee charged with the task of creating a core curriculum of medical procedures to be used in hospital emergency rooms." The strange little man cocks his head and, suddenly, the fly on the wall has everyone's attention. "I realize that most people would think I am unqualified to sit on such a committee because I am not a doctor, I have never worked in an emergency room, and I have never treated a single patient. So what? Today I have listened to people who are not teachers, have never worked in a classroom, and have never taught a single student tell me how to teach."

2009 National Teacher of the Year Anthony Mullen, describing his experience at a national conference on the future of teaching in his blog post, “Teachers Should Be Seen and Not Heard.” This should be read. (via politicalprof)

We live and die; Christ died and lived!

John Stott

In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.

Mark Twain

I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

Anne Frank (via thelifeguardlibrarian)

Combine your passions, find a new talent. Awesome performance.

Sometimes the simplest things bring us the greatest happiness.

Life, like pictures, can have unexpected results. It's how you see it that matters.

"If we learn to be amazed at what God has done and is doing in our lives, we will never be without hope." –Joyce Meyer

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Henry David Thoreau