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Beginner Orchestra – First Day Lesson

Like a few of my previous posts, this is not from me but some inspiration I keep on hand. I would credit the source if I knew it. Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening deletes whatever part [...]

Burke’s “Dirty Dozen” Teacher Behaviors than Can Erode the Classroom Climate 1.  Sarcasm        Students’ feelings can be hurt by sarcastic put downs thinly disguised as “humor.” 2.  Negative Tone    Students can “read between the lines” and sense a sarcastic, negative, or condescending of Voice        tone of voice 3.  Negative Body    Clenched fists, a [...]

When his son wanted to quit baseball at age 8, Dad said to him, “Sure, but you have to tell your teammates and coach.” The boy couldn’t do it. He’s played for 7 years since. Show kids the pain of quitting, and they won’t make those kind of decisions lightly. “If your kid says a [...]

The Ten Commandments of Good Teaching One of the many books that I (one of our administrators) read this summer was called The Ten Commandments of Good Teaching by Vickie Gill.  In it, she bared her soul in speaking of the everyday realities of teaching using examples from the perspective of a rebellious student, overwhelmed [...]

Attention Teachers: STOP WHINING! Kids not getting it? Teach it. Administrative issues? Present a SOLUTION. Rough day? Take a deep breath and meditate for two minutes. But stop complaining, you’re only adding to the negative energy aound you and making us want to talk to you even less.

Here are some software ideas that I use to stay organized. I am a Mac guy now (since 2004) but I’ll try to include some universal apps. ShoveBox is a Mac app that sits in the menu bar that you can drag just about anything to. It is also available for the iPhone which will [...]

HabitCheck – Great for repeating To-Dos and habit formation. NotifyMe – Sends a ‘push’ notification and sound to your iPhone to remind you of things. Has a companion website where you can enter your reminders either there or on the iPhone. Yes, iCal does reminders and alerts but for some reason this program has the [...]

More sample documents added!

I write a lot about David Allen’s writings and system entitled Getting Things Done (GTD). I’m a huge fan and it works. GTD Times will be publishing an article I wrote for the blog this month!

MostlyBass.com is pleased to present an interview with renowned author, Jon Gorrie. Jon is the author of Performing in the Zone: Unleash Your True Performing Potential!, available from Amazon.com. I thank Jon for taking the time to speak with MostlyBass.com! Read the interview here.

(from my page here) -Keep computer templates rather than each year’s files. If you do want to keep them create an ‘Archives’ folder. -Remember what Einstein said – Keep things as simple as possible, but no simpler. -Have “Leaky Margins”. If your boundaries and walls are too rigid they are bound to break. Allow some [...]