June 10 / davedempsey / Assessment

Laughter – It Will Save Your Sanity!

Some of the best days that I’ve had in my career are those days where…

May 28 / davedempsey / character education

Can You Feel It? I Can Feel It!

Do you feel it? It’s like a gentle warm breeze blowing in after a long…

May 20 / davedempsey / character education

It’s natural to feel down at times. We all get little melancholy when things are…

May 14 / davedempsey / Assessment

Being a teacher, I have always told my students to dream big, shoot for the…

April 27 / davedempsey / character education

Have you ever had a tough day when nothing seems to be going right? Maybe…

April 19 / davedempsey / character education

We all have fears – it’s what has kept us alive as a species. When…

April 9 / davedempsey / character education

I have such vivid memories of being a child at Christmas. Once Halloween was done,…

March 22 / davedempsey / Assessment

Years ago, I was visiting my nephew in Los Angeles and, while having my morning…

March 16 / davedempsey / Assessment

“Why did you became a teacher?”. It was one of the first questions you were…

March 9 / davedempsey / Assessment

When you feel you matter and that your work has meaning, you’re likely right. When…