Continual State of Becoming

This is my favorite time of year to take photographs.  Here are just a few from around the yard.

I'm a big fan of Ted Talks.  I've watched tons of them.  Especially when I have some homework or housework that I really don't want to do.  A lot of times I find Ted Talks from authors or people I read about.  And I share my favorite Ted Talks with friends all the time.  So I thought I'd share a few in my blog as well. I love all of Ken Robinson's Ted Talks, as well as his books (I can't remember which ones I've read and haven't read).  I share a lot of the same beliefs that he has about school, particularly where standardized testing is concerned.  I think the other people in my cohort may be getting a little tired of hearing me constantly bring up the negative impacts of testing, but I just can't get over how much it really impacts the way kids learn.  I know it's part of the reality I'll have to deal with as a teacher though, so I'm trying really hard to find a way to be successful within the system (and eventually bea  for