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GOLDEN BELL

Mueller Charter School is a finalist for California’s prestigious Golden Bell Award.  That is significant.  It’s a big deal.   Significant because it means that the California School Boards Association (CSBA), the organization that grants the award, still values schools … Continue reading

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DANCING FOR FUNHOUSE MIRRORS

I just looked at the calendar on my IPhone and it says I am supposed to go back to work on Monday.  So be it.  I haven’t really left my work anyway… I have been messing with stuff for the … Continue reading

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STIMULUS: 20 Leadership Lessons From Barack Obama

stimulus | ‘stim yul us
noun (pl. -li | -,li)
 • a thing that rouses energy in something or someone; an interesting and exciting quality On this, the thirty-day anniversary of the historic Inauguration of our 44th President, this much is clear: … Continue reading

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ALONE FROM EL MILAGRO AND INTO THE BORDER WAR

When the bright red San Diego Trolley pulls into the San Ysidro station at 4:30 on a weekday afternoon, it opens its doors to thousands of people coming or going into the early dusk.  This is the Tijuana border crossing. … Continue reading

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HAWK

I don’t get why skaters ride off curbs and park benches and the eaves of buildings.  I don’t get why they practice ‘ollies’ over and over and over again.  I don’t get why they are so insistent on landing some … Continue reading

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JAZZ BECAME HOPE

                    I thought Las Vegas was crazy, but it is nothing compared to the French Quarter in New Orleans.  Now granted, there are a lot more people in Vegas and you … Continue reading

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