Big Rig Story Author and Trucker Visit Tiverton Schools
“Grandpa and the Truck” went to Walter E. Ranger and Ft. Barton schools May 13, 2015. Named to Atlas Van Lines’s “Elite Fleet” (of drivers,) “Gator” drove millions of miles, flawlessly, across America in the big rig. Now, he tells his exciting adventures to student audiences, focusing on the men and women who drive these…
Call for Student Rappers: Send Us Your Entries for Grandpa and the Truck
***But you might like to order the books first (check them out and order from Amazon.) Note the book reviews from customers: Highest marks from educators, librarians, truckers, parents…and kids. Got kids in a class that like to rap? Video their efforts (with dramatic flourishes, as explained below) and maybe they’ll appear on the www.grandpaandthetruck.com…
Student Loan Sharks–Finally Relief!
I felt like the stereotypical problem gambler in the vise-like grip of creditors (predators,) owing way more interest than I’d originally signed on for. How so? Quite simply, I was at the mercy (there is none) of debt collectors, because I hadn’t paid my student loans. But I wasn’t some casual drifter who ignored responsibilities….
The Plot Thickens: Teachers Act Out on Common Core and PAARC
Today’s Sheila Resseger commentary in the Providence Journal is a call to arms for parents, educators, and all who care where we’re going regarding Common Core and the PAARC. It’s not the first time former teacher Resseger’s weighed in, but her war cry’s gaining traction: Teachers’ union NEARI has determined to inform parents that they…
If You’ve Gotta ‘Do Common Core’…At Least Let This Real Teacher Help
You know what teachers’ biggest complaint is? Pseudo teachers telling us how to teach. You know who I mean…the self-appointed, supposed experts…the ones who got out of the classroom…or never got into it…because they were either being eaten alive by the kids or they feared that fate. Now, they’ve morphed into education’s resident experts who…
Each Year Shapes a Teacher’s Future
“Just as trees add rings of growth each year, good teachers wax in their craft right ‘til the end. “ Colleen Kelly Mellor
