The Snooze Button Generation

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Saturday, May 1, 2021

What is the deal with homework?

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"It all goes back to balance!" I remember George Costanza declaring that on an episode of  Seinfeld , and as I look at my students...
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Thursday, April 1, 2021

Motivated by trophies in the trash

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During my first day on my school campus in more than a year, I saw an oddly memorable image in a dumpster. Two enormous trophies stuck out a...
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Monday, March 1, 2021

Do we need a digital detox?

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One year ago today, the big thing happening in my life was my "digital detox." Man, I remember thinking I was online way too much....
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Monday, February 1, 2021

Hey students, what do you think?

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In my 13 years of teaching high school, I believe I've been in the homes of zero students. Yep. Nada. Zilch. Nobody. I've run into ...
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Sunday, January 3, 2021

Zombie named top K-Pop song of 2020

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The Snooze Button Generation blog has named Zombie by DAY6 the top K-Pop song of 2020. "Look," SBG founder/CEO Joe Stevens said. ...
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Friday, January 1, 2021

Cigarette smoke remains in our air

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"It's still Big Tobacco's world, and we're just living in it." That was a passing thought I had the other day, and I s...
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Gen X: The coolest generation, hands down

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When I was 20 years old and a junior at The Ohio State University, Pulp Fiction came out. Friends gushed about it. It got rave reviews. I s...
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Sunday, November 1, 2020

A different way to look at voting

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When I was a lad, I remember watching an episode of "Siskel & Ebert," and Roger Ebert said something I'll always remember....
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Thursday, October 1, 2020

Facebook paves the way for debate

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As David Byrne sings, "You may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?" Yeah, wow, how did we  get here? By here, I'm talk...
Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Where would I be without __________?

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Well, here we are — September. It has been quite a summer, an unprecedented time as we often hear. Today, the girls start virtual 10th a...
Saturday, August 1, 2020

Ten tips for online only teachers

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Unsolicited advice. People don't want to hear it. Especially teachers. So with this blog post on 10 tips for better online classes, ...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Books bring out our shared humanity

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I wonder where the United States would be if the entire populace simply read a book for just 15 minutes per day. I'm not saying that...
Monday, June 1, 2020

Happiness is the path

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As we get older, it may be natural to become set in our ways, creatures of habits. No need to waste time with things we don't enjoy. A...
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Friday, May 1, 2020

White boys on mopeds

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I feel like Chris Elliott in  Get a Life . Elliott was a 30-year-old paperboy in the sitcom that ran from 1990 to '92. He still lived ...
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Shut down but not out

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Friday the 13th started the nightmare. That was the last day of school for me and the girls. As of now, we're scheduled to remain ou...
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