Category: Personal Blog

  • Sandra Day O’Connor: A Trailblazing Jurist

    I was originally going to post a biography about SDO next year but because of her passing decided to change that plan and published today in memorial to her work as a Justice. For a second day in a row I.am sadly publishing about political leaders that have shaped my life. Sandra Day O’Connor, the…

  • TWIH: 60years of Time Whimy Wonder

    This week was one of those times when science fiction has it’s penultimate time and of course this blog post would always look bigger on the inside because there’s no way I can do it justice. 60 years ago this week Doctor who premiered for the first time on BBC. For most of my life…

  • Book Review: What If We Taught Students to Wonder More

    Randall Munroe’s book “What If?” engagingly explores surreal scenarios using scientific rigor, offering readers an entertaining, educational journey through scientific inquiry.

  • Blog Update

    You may have noticed some new blogs posted this week with dates from earlier in the year. Well, I feel like it is getting time to clean up some of my old posts, rework and publish unfinished drafts, and reorganize random classwork from early on. So during the rest of the year, I will be…

  • Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

    One crazy idea I had a few years ago, was to ask students to use the scene were Snoopy is making the Thanksgiving dinner and create a budget for hosting a similar one. This can be a fun project because it allows you to share a simple meal and gets them to use online shopping…

  • TMIH Space Exploration: November

    November: