by Donna Miller Fry (@fryed)
We all have time. But how much? And how will we spend it? As an educator, I struggle with doing too much. As a teacher, I packaged content endlessly, provided feedback on everything, read tirelessy, reflected on everything. It consumed me. It consumes many. Balance, alignment, living a rich life away from school – all […]
This past week, I have been explaining the concept of “EdCamp” to a lot of people. It’s on a Saturday, it’s free, it’s open to anyone wanting to learn, and “everyone has something to share”. The program is driven by the learning needs of the people in attendance, and the smartest person in the room […]
Last week, Jan Wong, currently an Assistant Professor of Journalism and Communications at St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, wrote an article for the Chronicle Herald outlining her concern about her Journalism students cheating on quizzes. The sentences from her post that most resonated with me are below. It should be no surprise at all that […]
It’s December 19th. For years, this has been one of the most difficult days of the entire year. Last year it got even harder. On December 19, 1999, my friend, Patricia Fry Anderson (who became my sister-in-law when I married her younger brother), was killed in a car accident on the way home from watching […]
I am a voracious learner. I can’t help myself. I am interested in almost everything. I remember complaining about this personal trait to one of my professors, Fred Helleiner, when I was an undergraduate student. I could not focus on one area to major in. I wanted to take everything. He said to me, “And […]
