The Principal of the Donadoni Academy has enjoyed immense amounts of family time. And Wally time. And to have the Academy free from the strain of multiple humans streaming other humans through computers and walking around like virtual zombies rushing to their next glitch filled google meetings and the zoomy zones of gloom has been …. Read More
May your New Year be filled with as much goodness as the bones that Wally found from the Turkey Carcass that was not so carefully tucked away in the garbage. Thankfully, we can now enjoy the sound of creatures crunching on pirated snacks for days to come. Every couple of hours the little devil will …. Read More
When you are already living, working, playing, and let’s face it…doing everything in close quarters, TIME can get away from you. When you see the same faces and same walls and same fur balls and same Cheerios on the floor…(quick aside- if you have kids in your house, and they eat Cheerios, you will have …. Read More
So as the Principal of the Donadoni Academy watches the 2 students and 1 teacher on staff do their virtual best to virtually learn and teach I have learned a thing or two. EYE have noticed that maintaining connections is the essential ingredient to get things cooking. I mean real human connection with one another, …. Read More
I am vigilant. Have to be. Wally has found a nightly prohibited pleasure. And it’s making a mess. Although, thankfully I have a cleaning company I can page for times like this… Whether you double bag or triple bag with Hefty extra steel plated trash bags, if the cupboard door is open a crack- the …. Read More
Every good principal knows when it’s time to thank his or her staff. Now, believe me teachers will tell you not every principal is good. But the really good ones, the ones who stand out are the ones who know the value of the people who truly make a difference in the school- the amazin …. Read More
Awkward title. But, I mean as in Providence College. And I mean let’s be perfectly clear ‘bout PC. Based on some instant, tangible, and accurate feedback that I have received… which is what teachers should definitely rely on- not the summative one snapshot of possibly biased maybe invalid and always untimely kind of feedback-I must …. Read More
It’s a good thing that the Donadoni Academy will be able to pause some operations this week for the Holiday, because the staff is clearly showing some alarming effects from all the zoom and gloom. Even Wally is worn haggard and can barely contain his glee when he returns to the comforts of what are …. Read More
The Kildonan Experience from 1994-1997 gave me the opportunity to meet so many absolutely legitimately bona-fide “characters” and have myriad bizarre, essential, amazing, indelible, and priceless experiences. Naturally my dreams of teaching high school history and becoming a varsity soccer coach while finding the woman of my dreams and making enough money to live comfortably …. Read More
