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This is the time of year; football teams start preparing for the next season with spring practices. Colleges usually have spring practice in March and April, while high school spring practices are conducted in late April or May. Regardless of talent, team culture will be the main ingredient in preparing the team for success.
Read moreI’m presently following a low-carb diet, and I seriously want a honey bun. Not just one freshly out of the wrapper, but one that’s baked for a few minutes, until the glaze is caramelized, then topped with a large pat of butter, which is just starting to melt. This is not health food, and if I’m going to eat one of these, I’m gonna do it right. I’m prepared to accept the fact that I’m poisoning my body and packing on additional weight.
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We can’t always control the situations we find ourselves in, but we can often determine how, how long and to what degree they will affect us. The 2020-2021 school year is nearly a wrap. While some students are doing fine academically, many are not. They have only fallen farther behind. Students on behavior plans have likely regressed and students with functional behavior goals may have experienced regression as well, especially if they attended school virtually for some or all of the school year.
Read moreMy high school coach, Bill Freeman, stressed players had to be willing to trade something to reach their goal. He would ask each of us, what we were willing to trade to reach our goals. In today’s credit card society and lay away lifestyle, motivating teams to strive for championships is harder than ever.
Read moreO ur daughter’s call woke us at 4:08 am. Sarah’s water had broken … a month early. She needed her mother. The youngest of our eight grandchildren was on his way. By 8:30, I was rushing from Canton to Dallas on I-20, with Freida, the soon-to-be-a-grandmother-again, in tow. The date was February 12th, the day before the Arctic Blast of 2021 hit with a vengeance and nearly brought the great state of Texas to its knees.
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Virtual learning has thrown students, teachers and parents a serious curve. As some districts approach a year out of the classroom, students, some teachers and parents are angry and are going as far as suing districts to force them to reopen. Many parents are concerned their children aren’t learning. Other parents work full-time and need the inherent care and supervision that comes with in-school learning. Both are sound reasons to get schools opened safely as soon as possible.
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A key pillar of the socialist agenda is the disarmament of the American people. House Democrats passed two pieces of legislation last week in pursuit of that objective.
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