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Curt Bumcrot, MRE
I started my classroom career teaching elementary school. One morning I was wanting to explain to my students the effect our words and actions have on others. To illustrate this, I took a 2 by 4 piece of wood and with a hammer, pounded a nail into it all the way through to the other…
Why would someone say that frisbees, microwave ovens, and Velcro are “strange bedfellows”? To answer this, you’d have to know their origins, the stories behind the inventions. In the 1940’s Yale students sailed pie tins through the air and played catch. Ten years later, Walter Frederick Morrison, a flying-saucer enthusiast, improved on the idea. Morrison and…
Is this your first year home schooling in Oregon? If so, state law requires that you notify your Educational Service District (ESD) of your intent to homeschool. This does not have to be done until your child is 6 on September 1. This written intention should be sent within 10 days of the start of…
Most of my Oregon readers know that a total score, at or above the 15th percentile, means your student has made satisfactory progress. If so, you may proceed teaching your child for another year without involvement by the state. The 15th percentile score represents a student’s ranking compared to students nationwide. The scale is 1 (low) to…
I’ve been writing about Tim Ferris’s five morning activities. Here’s a recap: One) Make Your Bed Two) Mediate Three) Hang I like what he’s written. You can read my thinking about these first three routines by clicking the links above. His final two activities go together. Morning routine number four is to make a cup…
I don’t know about you, but I’ve ingested way too much digital content lately. Of course, the catalyst for why I’ve been overindulging was the election. That includes the analysis of the results, the implications of the results, and of course the back and forth of who is to blame or is to receive credit for…