January 10, 2009 – 5:53 pm
If you have a big heart for PEOPLE and all their endeavors (specifically in Orange County) you will want to subscribe as I have. That’s the biggest appeal of this show for me its celebration of the human spirit.
By Damien Riley
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Also tagged audience, Balboa Island, cast, Conan Obrien, David Letterman, Duke Fightmaster, guy, Hall, Laguna Beach, Legion, member, Orange County, Patrick Keane, review, Rocky Horror, Ryan, Scott Gale, show, talk, youtube
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September 6, 2008 – 8:53 am
Teaching is in some ways like having too many toys and nothing to play with. Back to school for the planner can feel quite overwhelming unless one has defined goals. When you consider a child’s needs in 185 days and all the things you could do to meet those learning needs, it is overwhelming. The [...]
By Damien Riley
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Posted in Teaching
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Also tagged Assessment in education, evaluation, Goal, goals, Innovation in Teaching, Language, language arts assessment, map, methods, nclb, No Child Left Behind, standards tests, targets, teaching children
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August 13, 2008 – 7:34 pm
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Today I had a rough first day back at work. I’m a 4th grade teacher in California and my school just put new carpet in my room. As a result, I had to take every item out of storage and rearrange all my things from the heaviest desks to the minutiae of staples. [...]
August 13, 2008 – 6:12 am
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NOTE: This is not a paid endorsement for Skechers shoes. I just like them a lot ;)
New shoes for a new year, that’s one of my simple pleasures in life. For my one-year-old I’d compare it to new crib bedding (which we just bought for her from a ritzy designer baby place for [...]
Even though my new home is like a vacation spot, Sarah and I were talking the other night about vacation deals out there. If you’ve ever moved a family of 5 then you know you need a vacation after the fact. I’m not a world traveler but I have been to some amazing [...]
By Damien Riley
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Also tagged Amy Palko, apache junction, Arizona, Catalina Island, guadalajara mexico, Hawaii, Jacksonville, jeep, jeep tours, kauai, Mexico, myrtle beach, oahu, Orlando, redwoods, Scotland, underground train
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I got that title from an old Alarm song. It’s a great tune with an even greater message for the visionaries among us in 2008.
Instead of waiting for others to be our inspiration, we have to be the inspiration to others AND to ourselves.
As you may have gathered from this series’ title, I grew [...]
By Damien Riley
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Also tagged alarm, art, baby, dad, dads, home, Inspiration, joy, kids, life, light, loss, Moms, Orange County, son, Teaching, world
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March 29, 2008 – 11:49 am
This is my “creepy” story for Shelly over at this Eclectic Life. She was very kind this past month to ask me to judge her “scared silly” writing contest. This is sort of my “entry” after the fact since I already picked a winner. You can find the list of all the [...]