Monthly Archives: February 2012

Tradeoffs

So it turns out that it takes me a lot longer to finish up a book now that I have two kids than it did back when I only had one. Or when I didn’t have any kids, for that … Continue reading

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Toward a Flu Armistice

Not since the outbreak of the Spanish flu in 1918 has the world seen such stench and suffering as was witnessed in my house over the weekend. During the epidemic a century ago, tens of millions were killed by the … Continue reading

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Seating Chart Wisdom

There’s a lot of strategy and folk wisdom that goes into putting together a solid classroom seating chart. Novice educators often make the mistake of thinking that the process is simple and put together some alphabetical monstrosity that torpedoes any … Continue reading

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JLP Therapy

Join hands with me, friendly readers! Let us form a semicircle and celebrate happiness! Whether you are reading this website out of morbid curiosity, misguided hostility, or untreated depression, all are welcome inside the concrete digital walls of the JLP! … Continue reading

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The Real Valentine’s Day

As the blackness of night gives way to the slow, gray reveal of dawn, let us pause for a moment to rejoice. The Feast of St. Valentine is upon us! Today we celebrate the glory of St. Valentine, who offered … Continue reading

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Grant and Sherman by Charles Bracelen Flood

This year’s summer reading included Charles Bracelen Flood’s excellent Grant & Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War. The book is a crisp, concise examination of the the successes, failures, and character of Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh … Continue reading

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