My Bucket List

1. Complete a 100-mile ultra run.

2. Spend 30 consecutive days on a tropical beach.

3. Travel the length of Route 66 in a convertible.

4. Cycle across the United States.

5. Cruise the Mediterranean.

(To be continued)

And just like that...

They are gone. Most of them, anyway. Some will come around school from time to time and others will be passed along life's way. But most of them will now move on to new pursuits and adventures. Some will experience profound success, others terrible sadness and pain. The vast majority will live ordinary lives, marry, have children, work a job, build a home. It's the way the human race has always existed and will, for the most part, continue to exist.

I hope that even in some small way I have been able to help prepare them for what comes next. The unknown.

There departure leaves a hole in my life. Yes, a new senior class will come along to take their place. But will they? This was an extraordinary class. And just like that, they're gone.

Road Rage at the Office

What to Say?

With just six days until another graduation, I'm sitting on my couch lost for words on what to say as a special class crosses the stage. I've been around this class since most of them were seventh graders. On Thursday, many will move on and we'll likely never see each other again. That's something a high school principal encounters every year and in the past I've never even considered it. But this is a special group of young men and women and life in the halls of Lee Middle and High School will never be the same.

Web 2.0 for Teachers

Here is a great blog site with specific Web 2.0 applications for the classroom.

http://kathyschrock.net/web20/