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Mr McCrackens Blog: Was it worth it?
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These musings, thoughts and questions attempt to articulate the ideas floating around inside my head. I am honored and grateful to have any readers at all! Friday, August 19, 2016. Was it worth it? Was it worth it? Last Saturday night, at 10:30pm, we traveled to the Missouri Botanical Garden to take in the rare blooming of the. Commonly called the Corpse flower due to the odor and size. Seldom do I see 2:00 am these days anyway.). Corpse Flower Time Lapse from Chicago. I heard a student say the. What we ...
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Mr McCrackens Blog: Parent Hopping and Teacher Hopping?
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These musings, thoughts and questions attempt to articulate the ideas floating around inside my head. I am honored and grateful to have any readers at all! Tuesday, August 30, 2016. Parent Hopping and Teacher Hopping? SWING FOR THE FENCES? If you are more fortunate than others,. It is better to. Build a longer table than a taller fence. The act of asking the. Can a student learn with a hat on? DO STUDENTS NEED THEM? Schools are student centered even though they are teacher led! Therefore, planners it is!
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Mr McCrackens Blog: May 2015
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These musings, thoughts and questions attempt to articulate the ideas floating around inside my head. I am honored and grateful to have any readers at all! Saturday, May 30, 2015. Lessons and Reflections from the Principal's Office. A LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF A SUMMER ACADEMY ON STUDENT APATHY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL. Here are those results in a 60 page paper. Here are the results in a few word summary. Continue the Summer Academy and continue to learn. Lessons for all of us. The input is ...
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Mr McCrackens Blog: November 2016
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These musings, thoughts and questions attempt to articulate the ideas floating around inside my head. I am honored and grateful to have any readers at all! Monday, November 28, 2016. Friends, Family, Faith and Traditions make the BEST HOLIDAYS! Thanksgiving Wrap Up: 2016. When we consider how to energize or motivate ourselves, it is often by remembering the reasons why? And for what purpose? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Some of my favorite links. Blog for Parents of our School. My Weekly Staff Blog.
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Mr McCrackens Blog: October 2015
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These musings, thoughts and questions attempt to articulate the ideas floating around inside my head. I am honored and grateful to have any readers at all! Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Fail Big Now, Win Big Later. I don't usually share too many videos but this one struck a chord. It reminded me to embrace and push to the point of failure. Failure becomes the landmark of growth, getting better and final success. What is your favorite thing about FAILURE? Thursday, October 1, 2015. For entertainment value, t...
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Mr McCrackens Blog: An argument seeks WHO is right. A discussion seeks WHAT is right!
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These musings, thoughts and questions attempt to articulate the ideas floating around inside my head. I am honored and grateful to have any readers at all! Saturday, September 10, 2016. An argument seeks WHO is right. A discussion seeks WHAT is right! How can we get past the argument into the discussion? Competition or Collaboration or Communication? Back in the day, a realtor told me, “‘No’ means ‘Maybe’ and ‘Maybe’ means ‘Yes! As someone is looking for a house, they may like everything but the carpet!
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Mr McCrackens Blog: 140 Characters, A 90 Second snippet or a Living Room Story?
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These musings, thoughts and questions attempt to articulate the ideas floating around inside my head. I am honored and grateful to have any readers at all! Thursday, April 21, 2016. 140 Characters, A 90 Second snippet or a Living Room Story? Elevator or Living Room Version of a Story? Elevator or Living Room Version of the Same Story? Middle School Staff Blog. April 21, 2016. Elevator Version or the Living Room Version. 8221; By trying to get it all done, am I really adding to the frustration level?
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Mr McCrackens Blog: From Rich Hill to Invictus...
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These musings, thoughts and questions attempt to articulate the ideas floating around inside my head. I am honored and grateful to have any readers at all! Friday, April 8, 2016. From Rich Hill to Invictus. Out of the night that covers me,. Black as the Pit from pole to pole,. I thank whatever gods may be. For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance. I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance. My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears.
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Mr McCrackens Blog: Pineapples to State Cross Country Meets
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These musings, thoughts and questions attempt to articulate the ideas floating around inside my head. I am honored and grateful to have any readers at all! Thursday, January 2, 2014. Pineapples to State Cross Country Meets. From Pineapples at 14,000 Feet to 1st at State Cross Country, building champions is a process, not an event. Back in 1979, a few Lindbergh Cross Country runners and their Coach were exploring colorful Colorado. Sharing adventures like this was the scaffold for conversations. Was it a ...
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