Advertising Portfolio
Marketing is Expensive Every business owner knows that marketing is a fact of life. After all, you need to get your name out there or nobody will know you exist,…
Wreaths for All Occasions
Sometimes, dealing with stress can be hard. We all have those moments when things; our jobs, our home life, our relationships, get to be too much for us to deal…
I am a Multipreneur
There! I've said it! Out loud and to all of you, so now it's time to come clean. I am not a one-trick pony. I do not just do one…
Finding Balance
Is your life balanced? Running here! Running There! Sometimes it seems like I’m running everywhere! Did you ever have one of those awful days when it seemed like you were…
Living in Nanaimo
Nanaimo Update for May 2015 If you've been following the journey, you know the job that was going to be so perfect for me turned into a bust. It was…
Moving Again
Moving again I cannot believe it's already the middle of May. It seems like just yesterday I was telling you about my work-at-home job and helping out at The Salvation Army.…
What happens next?
People keep asking me what I'm going to do once we get to Nanaimo. I think they believe I am completely insane at worst or just a little off at…
Teachers and the Law
Can the school system change? Michelle Rhee knocked the Washington DC school district for a loop when she took over as the Chancellor of Education in 2007. With the backing…
The Role of Education Leaders
Who's in charge of educating the children? One would think that it would be easy to define the roles of educational leaders, but it is not. Even the educational leaders…
Application of Educational Philosophies
Using educational philosophies in the classroom With all the different philosophies I’ve read about over the past five weeks, it’s hard to keep them all straight, and harder still to…
Personal Educational Philosophy
What's my philosophy? Establishing a personal educational philosophy is no easy task. There are so many philosophies to examine, and each of them has redeeming qualities. Of course, each of…
Educational Philosophies
Pragmatism, Essentialism, and Progressivism While I can see merit in each of the three educational philosophies discussed this week: Pragmatism, Essentialism, and Progressivism, I find myself aligned with Pragmatism more…
Philosophy, Ideology, Theory & Code of Ethics
Developing as a teacher Philosophy, ideology, and theory are three parts of a whole when it comes to education. In comparing these three elements, I plan to develop my own…
My Teaching Philosophy
Until last week, I can honestly say I never gave my philosophy of teaching a second thought. In fact, until about a month ago, I still looked at teaching to…
Praxis & Philosophy
What is Praxis? If philosophy is about how we think and how we believe, then praxis is the art of putting our philosophy to work. Our philosophy may guide us,…