Category: Personal Blog
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The Beautiful Game’s Complicated Summer: What the 2026 FIFA World Cup Really Means for America
The 2026 FIFA World Cup arrives with big economic promises and bigger complications — from pricing out fans and erasing a Dallas mural to renamed stadiums and sluggish hotel bookings. A civic educator’s look at the costs of hosting.
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Why I’m Asking Friends in all 50 States to Give $5 for PE at STEAM Academy
Physical education is not a filler period. It is not a break from “real learning.” It is, for many kids, the hour of the school day where they move, breathe, compete, cooperate, and learn to regulate themselves in ways that carry directly into every other classroom. And like so many school programs right now, the…
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The Pass Says His Name, But He’s Never Been There
King Charles spent more time with NPS rangers in one afternoon than the president has all term. Meanwhile, NPS has lost 25% of its staff. That contrast is worth examining.
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STLP State 2026
This will be a live post throughout the day of images from the event. STLP, for me, is what it means to be a modern, 21st-century school. Students and teachers work together as students identify real problems and make decisions on how to solve them; they also learn to use technology in innovative ways that…
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Minds, Machines, and Moral Questions: Four Episodes That Make AI Ethics Impossible to Ignore
What does a robot pitcher from 1959, a holographic lounge singer, a Starfleet android’s courtroom hearing, and a man exiled alone on an asteroid have in common? They ask the questions that AI researchers, legislators, and ethicists are still arguing about today. This guide walks through a four-episode Current Events Debate unit using The Twilight…
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The Last Ride? What Curry, Green, and Kerr Meant to Basketball
The Warriors’ play-in exit may have ended an era. Curry, Green, and Kerr changed basketball — blending outside shooting with physical toughness in ways that made the game worth watching again. If this is goodbye, it was worth every moment.
