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I took out nearly every advertisement from the site. The exception are links to books on Amazon, and a couple of Text Link Ads. Why? They’re simply not making money and they cause screen clutter. So away they go.
I additionally got rid of the SnapPreview display that had been popping up every time a user hovered the mouse over an external link. It’s extra CPU time and can be annoying quickly. It’s great to know how to do that kind of stuff, but brilliance is shown by knowing how to do something and choosing to not do it! Blogging guru Lorelle also left me a comment advising me against it and I trust she knows a little bit about…
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In the Band Director world, the fourth year in a school district is a special year. When I got my first job, I remember that it was my boss’ fourth year in that school district. Everything at the high school is more special during the fourth year than it has been in previous years. I think this concept also applies to most high school coaches as well as elementary elective teachers. Why?
There are a number of reasons that this is a special year.
- The first is that I have been to every high school football game and marching competition that every student in the high school band has been involved in. This year’s seniors have gone through high
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This is my second installment of the weekend wrapup. I wanted to focus on some great articles I saw this week that relate to writing and blogging.
Mystery Teacher has written about the lack of good writing and grammar that has become so common throughout our society. Using the English Language lately?
Copyblogger has an article about editing. I don’t edit enough. When I do edit on this blog, it is usually after I have published. We could all use help on getting anyone to read every word we write.
Eric writes about the seeming lack of college education majors who blog. I wonder if this is because people are scared to start a blog for fear of not being…
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I went to the doctor today. It was the first time I’ve been in over a year and a half. I have strep throat. And it’s summer. How lame is that?
Enough with the complaining, As I was sitting here this evening wondering why my visitor numbers were a bit lower than they have been lately, I realized that I didn’t write anything on here today. Then I tried swallowing again and was reminded of my strep throat. That’s when I began to realize the similarities between me going to the doctor and me learning how to handle a classroom full of children.
- I waited until the last minute
I can deal with congestion. I can deal with coughing.
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Last summer, I read The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. The book radically impacted me and helped me to begin becoming much more organized. This week, I was talking with a friend about his auto repair business. I asked him why he had to be at the shop all day every day. He told me it was because when he’s not here, the guys who work there don’t do a great job of greeting the customers.
I remembered reading Stephen Covey’s account of a great customer service experience he had in a business. Upon asking why it was that they had such a welcoming environment, he found that the company had a mission statement. On top of that, each…
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