Bill- the elf on a shelf
Sometimes I need to find a corner to just sit and contemplate the spelling of my name
Eye Cannot Sea Clearly Now
When you know where you are going you have a much better chance of getting there. When you want to be there even better so that you may persevere to get there, even if there is a speed bump or detour in your way. However, when you do NOT know where you are going…how will …. Read More
Principal Shakes off Budget Woes
I don’t know if I ever followed up about the budget negotiations with the school committee. So now seems like a good time to fill you in. The school committee stated that all votes were unanimous. Just in case I wanted to dispute anything. Apparently there was not much consideration of what I wanted anyway. …. Read More
Independence Days
Principal Donadoni would like to announce that one of the students is now driving independently. He went quickly from driving his mother up a wall and driving me crazy (short trip, I know), to driving himself across the town for whatever he needs to do. The Real Boss is thrilled to have one less passenger …. Read More
Every Rose has Its Thorn
Principal Donadoni got stuck at the office. And, so has everyone else who has entered the office the last two weeks. In fact, if it weren’t for duct tape, who knows how many more people would have been stranded in despair in the most popular and frequented room in the Academy. Apparently, the doorknob deity …. Read More
Universal Design for Learning (and Living)
While the journey of discovery from the Salt Mines of Syracuse to the Port of Danvers has included several hiccups, detours, and rabbit trails- some productive, some not so much, one thing has been as crystal clear as that old glass rooster on the window sill of your grandmother’s sun kissed porch. In fact, that …. Read More
Serenity Now? Soon?
I think I live in the eye of a hurricane. And I love the calm I find here in the eye of the hurricane. And I love stretching metaphors well beyond their intended usage. So bear with me. If you can manage your way through the piles of chrome book zoom doom clutter, Amazon …. Read More
