Why "The No Explosion Zone"

I am a very blessed teacher. I'm itinerant – like the “Art on A Cart” teacher – but I work mostly with academically gifted kids.

I'm blessed partly because I get to see some of the most amazing teachers, do amazing things in their classrooms!

On the other hand, I also get to see how difficult it is for so many teachers to struggle – being asked every year (sometimes every grading period) – to do more with less.

Someone once told me the logical end of always doing more with less, is to finally ….....

Do Everything With Nothing!

It is enough to make a teacher's head EXPLODE.
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A (very little) bit about me.

I have just enough gray hair to make me wonder why anyone would ever pay attention to me.

On the other hand, I seem to have other teachers asking me if they can have copies of my “stuff” – the things I use or share with other teacher in my buildings (remember I said itinerant.) to help them either do more with less, or to do more things at the same time – To meet the needs of multiple groups of students at the same time, without having their head explode.
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So.... here we go. A serious attempt at blogging. My other “attempts” have been short lived.
“If you're obsessive compulsive and ADD, things have to be perfect.......
but not for very long” - anon.

My commitment to you is to get “stuff” to you on a regular basis (even if it isn't perfect- but you know it's gotta be close since..... there I go again) and on a consistent schedule ( If I wasn't so ADD I'm sure I could get things to you on a more regula........ anybody want to go on a photo safari?)

See my stuff soon here and at:

Pinterest and TeachersPayTeachers

Be Well And Teach (Nah! -- Be Well & Help Students Learn)

Mark