http://futz.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org blog Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:43:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are often encouraged to reflect upon our “aha” moments. If I were to do that all the time, I would spend most of my day sitting at the computer. The fact is, I have lots of them. Fortunately for me, I don’t have a great memory, so more often ... http://futz.edublogs.org/2007/11/27/aha-the-one-hit-wonder-of-the-80s-or-and-indepth-study-on-the-importance-humor-probably-niether/ Well, I guess now is as good as time as any to introduce the killer whale. My memory fails me occasionally but the parable goes something like this. Two guys get thrown overboard and are treading water. One spots a killer whale and says, “That’s one big fish!” The other ... http://futz.edublogs.org/2007/11/27/killer-whales-and-other-fish/             My weeklong visit at Salmon Arm Secondary School was a great experience and success. I could go on about what an “eye-opening” experience it was, and how much I learned there, but in totally honesty, it really was not all that significant. It pretty much played out how I ... http://futz.edublogs.org/2007/11/07/practically-a-practicum/ Has anyone ever said to you after some trying times, when your down and feeling blue to “Turn that frown upside down!” ? You know how you feel when that happens? Someone once said something witty about turning negatives into positives, I think it had something to with lemonade out ... http://futz.edublogs.org/2007/10/22/shiny-happy-people/ So in this blog, as promised, won't be a cynical tirade of despair. I'm not like that usually. As a matter of fact, I hate being like that. But oh well, live and learn. And I mean that too. Life is about learning. Every single experience has a thousand lessons in ... http://futz.edublogs.org/2007/10/14/i-can-see-i-can-see-pass-me-my-sunglasses/ It seems the only time I write nowadays is when I am feeling creative, or when I am angry. I haven't written anything creative lately and this will be no exception. Some troubling personal news set me off yesterday and now I seem to be looking at things with venomous ... http://futz.edublogs.org/2007/10/10/blublahblec-bloggggggggg/ OK, so this is how it's going to be eh? I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning so this won't sound like the usual me. I have begun to think about our education system more and more recently, and believe me I have given it ... http://futz.edublogs.org/2007/10/08/hello-world/