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I am a student of history, a mentor, and a believer in the value of a “good” education. I love children, dogs, and most of all I love my family. My love of writing began as a child, and my greatest hope is that I have passed down that love to the many students I have worked with through the years. You’ll eventually be able to read about a variety of topics on this site, and I will enjoy writing and publishing each and every one.

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  • Bosch – Master of the Monstrous

    Hieronymus Bosch Hieronymus (Jerome) Bosch was a master of fantasy. Described by some as a surrealist, his art depicts the mysteries of the Middle Ages. He was extravagant, eccentric, religious, and rather obsessed with visons of Hell. Viewers find him fascinating, but many also find him to be just a bit detached from reality. Many…

  • Babylon and Assyria

    Sargon Background Check- Sargon’s Rule Sargon’s reign of Mesopotamia began in the year 2334 B.C. His empire would rule for the next 100 years. Under Sargon’s rule, the city-states of Sumer united, and the empire’s boundaries expanded. A new capital was built, trade routes were established, and the Sumerian development of cuneiform writing allowed for…

  • A Piece of Steak by Jack London: Middle School Book Club

    Jack London This isn’t the first time Jack London has been the “featured author” at our book club, he’s been here before, and because the students appreciate his work… he’s back again. A Piece of Steak was written in 1909, and it was published during a time when an author could not only make a…

  • Dandelions: Who Knew?

    First Thoughts When I see a dandelion, my first reaction is to remind myself to get out and pull the weeds… today. Dandelion seeds make me sneeze, they set off the allergies, they make me itch, and I do not like the way they look in my lawn. I viewed them in the same way…

  • To Build a Fire: Middle School Book Club

    It never ceases to amaze me that the topic of “man against nature” is always a subject capable of stirring up fierce debate. Everyone is all about what they would have done differently, what they wouldn’t have done at all, and often what they wouldn’t know how to do in the first place. It always…

  • Early Egyptian Civilization

    What is History? History is the story of humanity and its longstanding education to understand and live in this world. It traces our development from our beginnings to the present… the world as we know it today. How did the hunter-gatherer society learn to hunt, and what did they hunt for prey? How did they…

  • Life in Ancient Egypt

    Egypt is studied as one of the world’s earliest civilizations. Civilizations, as defined today, are made up of governments, religion, achievement, population, economy, social structure, and specialization, and if we look carefully at the civilizations in which we live today, it is easy to point out the similarities… the world has changed dramatically, and yet,…

  • Ice Age Animals

    What an experience it would be to have one short twenty-four hour period of time to travel into the past and see the world the way it was. Always intrigued by people and the history they’ve lived before us, I often wonder what period I’d most like to visit, but the fact is I don’t…

  • The Million Year Picnic: Middle School Book Club

    The Million Year Picnic by Ray Bradbury Here we are… it’s Wednesday again, and it’s time to catch up with my eighth graders; they are always hard at work, always looking to broaden their scope of knowledge, and always looking for the next debate. They love to disagree… always. I have to tell you that…