Category: Blogging
-
From Inclusion Skeptic to Inclusion Champion: My Journey as an Educator
This picture is of me in 2004, on my first day (ever) of being a teacher. At the time, I was an inclusion skeptic, thinking that children who were autistic, had an intellectual disability, or exhibited challenging behaviors were better off in a separate learning environment. It wasn’t until I experienced including my students in…
-
Social Media Sucks
It’s a wild world out there y’all. Much like everyone, I’ve had a love/hate relationship with social media. Mine started in the early 2010s. Social media has its fair share of sucky aspects. It can be a breeding ground for online bullying and misinformation. And it’s no secret that comparing ourselves to others can eat…
-
Hi, I’m Tim.
I’m a husband and father, and I love my family. I talk a lot about inclusive education, podcasts, and really nerdy stuff like science, sci-fi, vinyl records, classic movies, and baseball. I’ve basically been an old man all my life, and I’m perfectly fine with that. You’ll find a lot of different things here including…
-
On the Untimely Death of Twitter
It’s hard not to see what is going on at Twitter as “the end.” However, I suspect that we will all still be on it a year from now. But it reminds me of what my buddy Mickey has said about owning your own content. The idea is simple. Publish your content on your platform…