Author Archives: Blair
Should Teachers Blog & Use Social Networks?
I admit it: I am on both MySpace and Facebook. I joined MySpace first, and eventually I got around to using Facebook. I enjoy both of them. I have been able to reconnect with friends from high school that I literally haven’t seen or spoken to in more than a decade. I have been able … Continue reading
Family Update
Miranda did this a month or so ago. I suppose I am allowed to do so as well, just from my point of view. Chloe: For no particular reason, I will start with our youngest. Chloe, or Coco as she is apt to be called, is in her second year of preschool, and she absolutely … Continue reading
Why Deeper Water?
Recently, I was asked about the title of this blog. “Why Deeper Water? What is it supposed to mean?” The title of this blog originally came from a monthly worship service that a church in Montgomery used to hold. Donald Butler was the worship leader at Christ Community Church at the time, and once a … Continue reading
So, We Bit the Bullet
Those of you who know me well at all know that the spiritual journey that my wife and I have traveled over the past few years has not been an easy one. The story includes hurt at the hands of the children of God, disappointment in those in leadership, and general disillusionment with the American … Continue reading
Reasons Why I am a Dork
So, I am totally stealing this idea from my bride. Frankly, I may be opening a Pandora’s box by even posting something with a title such as this one. For crying out loud, I teach high school students who would gladly accept a writing assignment with a title “101 Reasons Why I Think Mr. Andress … Continue reading
New From NBC
As many of you know, NBC pulled its titles from iTunes after extended negotiations broke down. Their new offering, Hulu, is currently in private beta testing. The videos will be flash formatted, so we won’t be able to save them on iPods or other portable players. We will, however, be able to embed in our … Continue reading
A Teaching Meme
I will post a delayed wrap-up about Paris in the next day or two. In the meantime, I offer the following. I wasn’t tagged by anyone because none of the teachers I know blog, and I don’t know any of the teachers whose blogs I read. 1. I am a good teacher because… I genuinely … Continue reading
Paris – Day 4
I am obviously posting this a few days late. Read on, dear friends… Sunday morning started bright and early. Group members were free to eat at their leisure, and we were set to depart at 8:30. Close to that time, we all loaded onto a motorcoach and left for the center of Paris. Our first … Continue reading
Paris – Day 3
Today, the day started with the conference part of why we are here. Each of the representatives from EF spoke, and the other experienced group leader and I both spoke. That lasted until about 2:00 or so. We gave all of the teachers a break, and then we met back in the lobby. Joel, our … Continue reading
Paris – Day 2, Part 2
Our tour director for the weekend is a Brit by the name of Joel. He is a terribly funny guy, and I am actually hoping to work with him again. Though he is based in London, he does speak French and Spanish, so there is a chance that I could book him. He has been … Continue reading