One book leads to another.  That’s the way it goes.  Since I was a child, I allowed myself no gaps between the end of one book and the beginning of another.  In many cases, there would be direct causal connections to the choices.  Sometimes there would be jumps and starts, but overall, themes would build [...]

Cell phones.  As a tech-geek teacher, I strongly believe that using cell phones as teaching devices is a perfectly acceptable use of technology in the classroom.  But, the reality is that cell phones have become more of a distraction in the classroom under the existing school policy than something that could benefit teachers.  This is [...]