I started this blog a few years ago as a way to voice my feelings, vent my frustrations and share my views on interesting topics. It is a way to speak to my students in an informal way, to supplement some of the things we do in the classroom and to inject a little humor into our daily lives.
To date, I have published 130 posts including this one. That’s a lot of writing. Think about each one being equivalent to a 250 to 500 word essay for your ELA or social studies class. That’s a lot of words and a lot of topics. Just when I think I can’t think of one more thing to write about, something happens and I think to myself, “There’s a blog post.”
Fortunately, I enjoy writing. At one point in my life I did a lot of freelance writing and I was fairly successful doing it. My work has been published in the Boston Globe, Providence Journal, Air & Space Smithsonian, Aviation History, Sea Classics, Block Island magazine and many others.
One article I submitted to a website about naval history was later referenced in a NASA book about wind tunnels. The book is titled Cave of the Winds and the author used my article as a source in his book. How cool is that?
Writing is something I enjoy. The ability to put words together in a coherent way has been a huge asset to me over the years. I’d be lying if I said it always comes easy to me. It’s usually not hard now, but, then, I’ve had a lot of experience.
So, do yourself a favor, bookmark my blog. I will post every weekend. I encourage you to read it and comment on it. Sometimes I will require you to read a particular post, and sometimes I will refer to a posting in class.
As an encouragement to read and comment on my blog posts, I will reward students who post insightful, intelligent and relevant comments to my posts with a homework pass. (When you post, please identify yourself with initials only - not full names. I’ll figure out who you are).
Read my blog, learn some stuff, have a few laughs, get a free homework pass. How hard is that?
Friday, August 28, 2015
Saturday, August 8, 2015
Tweet This...
I have news. I have added a twitter account to my blog. It's called @Science_186000 and it's all about science.
So, if you enjoy science, please follow me on Twitter.
If you know someone who enjoys science, tell them about @Science_186000.
If you know someone who knows someone who enjoys science, tell them about @Science_186000.
Get it?
I'm trying to get the word out. Help me please...
So, if you enjoy science, please follow me on Twitter.
If you know someone who enjoys science, tell them about @Science_186000.
If you know someone who knows someone who enjoys science, tell them about @Science_186000.
Get it?
I'm trying to get the word out. Help me please...
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