I remember as a child my mother would say, “I have eyes in the back of my head.” Which was her way of telling me to behave myself. As a teacher, I’ve often told my students I have bionic hearing. Now, although that is a hyperbole, I do have some seriously good hearing. I would…
After many years of teaching elementary and middle school children, I made a switch to teaching at the university level. I remember thinking, I won’t have to remind these students to turn in their work on time. They will have their lives together. University students are adults, so they won’t need a great deal of…
One of my very favorite pastimes is to walk my favorite beach looking for seashells. I love to find shells of different sizes and shapes, colors and textures. Each one makes me smile when they are carefully wrapped in tissue paper and transported home to go into one of my big clear bowls in my…
Recently my hubby and I went to the beach on my birthday weekend. I have always loved sea turtles, so we decided to go to the Surf City Turtle Rehabilitation Facility in North Carolina. The turtles at the facility were found in different geographic areas, and were brought to this facility because of wounds or…
Quarreling seems to be something that is the norm for most families and even friends. How far it is allowed to go, or what boundaries are put in place are very important. As a teacher, there are high expectations about how my students should treat one another and respect each other’s opinions. Does this means…
When I was a kid, I remember having many conversations mostly in science class about quicksand. Oddly enough, other people in my age group also say their schools discussed quicksand too. I remember watching endless movies about quicksand and how it would devour you up in mere seconds. If you didn’t understand how to move…