Today I had the opportunity to hear to Dr. Sarah Fine speak on the potential of High School education. Her presentation was part of a SCORE institute on transforming secondary education and coincided with their release of a critical report on High School in Tennessee (https://tnscore.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/What-High-School-Could-Be-2019.pdf). I believe the report…

Reflecting on Opportunities for Student-Centered Learning — Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them. — William Arthur Ward I missed an opportunity today. It was one of those many moments that I reflect on after a day in the classroom. …

Notes for Teachers — Python3 offers an easy to read language that is accessible for programmers of all skill levels. With the addition of a module like Pygame Zero, you can be creating your own game in no time. …

My journey with coding began like many as a curious teenager with ample time to waste tearing things apart and playing. Computer classes were different at school though. We studied the parts of a computer and maybe a few lines of code- even worse typing and word processing. We never…

It was April 1st, but the burgers were no joke. Lize and I were given a gift certificate to the Burger Bar in Bristol, Virginia. Legend has it that the Burger Bar was the last place Hank Williams was seen alive. There conflicting accounts on whether he ate a burger…

The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found? — J. B. Priestley Snow…

An unseasonably warm day presented an excellent opportunity to explore a new trail. Donning our hiking boots, Lize and I hopped in my car and headed for Cosby, Tennessee. Lize had just gotten a new pair of hiking boots, so she was excited to try them out. …

The Little Stony National Recreation Trail in Scott County, Virginia was one of the most beautiful places we have visited. The trail wound through a steep walled gorge that was lined with thick rhododendron. Never far from the Little Stony Creek, the gorge reflected and amplified the sounds of the…

Pictorialism and Everyday Objects