It’s the first Friday in March, and this means it’s time for our monthly giveaway! The month of March is Music in Our Schools Month. In fact, 2015 is the 30th anniversary of this annual celebration. I can’t carry a tune or play an instrument well, but I love me some music! How do you…
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What Does the Fox Say?
So I tend to get songs stuck in my head, and once there, they cycle around and around until I want to scream. Lately, the song featured in my head is “What Does the Fox Say?” by Ylvis. I like the song, but it’s ridiculously catchy. A friend of mine forced it out of my…
What, Me Worry?
I may be a bit old fashioned when it comes to my philosophy on education. And while the jury is still out, I do remain uncomfortably curious about what a Common Core future means to young learners. My initial reaction sees a narrowing of the curriculum, and I feel like lodging complaints like an old…
Thanks at Thanksgiving
From myself and the rest of the editors and employees here at The Mailbox, thanks for… –Cleaning up some sick kid’s vomit when you came to school sick yourself –Staying at school until 9:30 PM for that last parent-teacher conference –Getting to school before 6:00 AM to prepare for a day of overseeing bubble-filling –Being…
Name That Tune
As your humble Upper Grades Exchange blog writer and The Mailbox’s Web projects editor, I spend a fair amount of time hunkered down in my bunker office cubicle creativity-inspiring work station listening to music and doing the important work that helps to keep this big wheel turning. In fact, music is a hugely important part…