Long time no write!

Wow...life sure has been busy since my last post. I did visit a few schools on the west coast of Florida when I was there after I gave myself a good week and a half off. I'm still amazed at how impressive the schools have been especially Naples High School. I was even more impressed with the fact that they had a place on their web site where they listed good news, something we could all use a bit more of these days. The school pictured above is Estero High School.

When I got back up north, the weather was atrocious for many weeks. I learned early on that traveling and visiting on rainy days was not the best way to make a good impression on the schools so I used the time to catch up on all the work that had piled up in the office in my absence. I also continued to work on my current book whch I hope will be ready by mid July. Titled "When Am I Every Going to Use This? 101 Tips to Survive and Thrive in the High School Classroom", it details all the little strategies that I used over 28 years of teaching to connect with my students in an effective way.

I did get back on the road last week finally getting to Connecticut. I had wantd to visit all 6 New England states before the school year was up but still need to see Vermont. I did have one of the best visits I've ever had to a school. I had walked into the building with a man in jeans and polo shirt who was very friendly. Little did I know at that moment in time that he was the principal of the school on dress down day! We had a very exciting and interesting interchange about how we need to rev up what we're offering in schools as well as the methods of delivery. I'm happy to say that he booked me to speak to his staff at one of the opening professional development days so I will get to go back. A very exciting prospect for education in my book!

Going to wait until schools wind down in the next few weeks before I go on the road again. I know how busy everyone is right about now and the last thing they need is company! Plus with gas prices the way they are, it's important to maximize the visits! Hopefully the temps won't be in the high 90's like they are today but I'm looking forward to continuing my visits to the high schools of America!