by mmooney | Jan 20, 2017 | The Friday Message
Each Tuesday Hank and I venture to the gymnastics class to hang out with Coach Greg and his class of three year olds. For now, I get to do the exercise routine with Hank which mostly includes assuring he does not fall off the balance beam or the bars. Greg does a...
by mmooney | Jan 13, 2017 | The Friday Message
I had the good fortune to hear two excellent speakers at the Idaho Business for Education Legislative Academy and their annual meeting this week. Dr. Terry Holliday who served as Education Commissioner for Kentucky and now serves as Board Chairman of the National...
by mmooney | Jan 6, 2017 | The Friday Message
It is hard for me to believe that only 51% of Idaho’s students are ready to learn when they enter kindergarten. That means they can recognize basic letters and numbers and write their name. The converse, 49% are not able to sing the abc’s, count, or write...
by mmooney | Dec 30, 2016 | The Friday Message
The melody of “Deck the Hall” was taken from the Welsh New Year’s Eve carol published in 1794, although its origin is thought to be much older. The tune is first found in Welsh harpist John Perry’s manuscript dating back to the early...
by mmooney | Dec 23, 2016 | The Friday Message
There is at least one exceptional thing about very cold nights after a winter storm. The clouds move on – the stars appear so close you could touch them and the tiny lights are so clear and bright that the sky glows. The phenomenon may seem more magical and...
by mmooney | Dec 16, 2016 | The Friday Message
I have shared my phone and iPad passwords with Hank. We had a long discussion about the importance of keeping them secret. Hank promised me he would not tell a soul. The next day I overheard him repeating my not so secret passwords to his mother. I asked him if he...
