Posted by: bwalters on: January 24, 2012
Everyone’s “favorite” encyclopedia provides the following definition for “Keeping up with the Joneses” : ”an idiom in many parts of the English-speaking world referring to the comparison to one’s neighbor as a benchmark for social caste or the accumulation of material goods. To fail to ‘keep up with the Joneses’ is perceived as demonstrating socio-economic or cultural inferiority.” So what does [...]
Posted by: tyonce on: January 3, 2012
It’s been a busy, full year. Usually, I assess what I’ve done (and haven’t managed to get done) at the end of the academic year; as a college professor, my concept of a “year” goes from August to May. However, it probably isn’t a bad idea to perform a mid-year check-up. While it’s easy to [...]
Posted by: jcotton on: August 9, 2011
Currently, I am making a transition that is exciting, nerve-racking, at times a little uncertain, but is inevitable for anyone in the teaching profession. I’m in transition between schools – leaving one band program that I will miss dearly, and yet taking over at a school with a rich and successful band tradition. In doing [...]