Blackboard Notes

 It seems that everyone has exhaustively talked about it. But has the exhaustion been talked about?  having to spend time at home because you were exposed to potentially contagious pathogens or virus strains.   Having to work like you have two jobs because you have to do your regular face to face job, and now oh--you have to tend to those now home you worked with before and make sure they receive their materials, attention, and (learning) interaction because they have a right to it (though I have strong ethical doubts) as much as the people you are working with face to face.  Though it puts much on you as a stakeholder (parent, teacher, administrator, community care person) you can try (and cannot guarantee) ways to try ways of developing your online presence in a way that would make Tomlinson proud.  I've heard teachers use following: Email - pretty standard and does communicate, but can pile up when you have 70+ students Messaging - as long as it is in the professional channels c

Some of you may be wondering, "What is he talking about?   PGT?" Although I hear the term PD used with great enormity, it has become almost a transparent cliche.  If you are like me, I find studying various things quite fascinating, so spend a lot of time reading and studying online. A great mentor of mine, though he may not realize it, takes a lot of his own time to jot down his thoughts and his philosophies (of business), so that it helps other entrepreneurs who are developing their skills and their businesses.  Many of the things he discusses in his posts (which are private, only to those associated with his business group on What's App) are related to his PGT, so it inspired me to talk about it here. PGT stands for "Personal Growth Time," and it really helps me put in perspective a lot of the things I study from, such as articles over the Internet, inspirational books such as The Magic of Thinking Big , or even gleaning moral insights from st

One of the things I had mentioned in my LONG ago post, was. that I would post my activity more with updates how this year went.  That didn't  happen. What did happen was one long test (for me), trying to dive into a different culture so different  from what I am used to, it took me aback and made me realize a few things. Dislocated students or students of migrant workers are under a stress load different from residential / citizen students These students consciously or subconsciously discriminate (white) skin/gender. The culture developed a value set and behaved in a way I would not permit my own children to act. I do like to modify stuff, but most of these students were not at grade level as I was told in my candidate interview.  There were also ethical conflicts I experienced, but will not focus on it here.  After my first week and after I did find out the following: No matter the student, they like play. It's important to understand what teachers think of pla