Author: Scott William Foley
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What the NBA G League Means For Businesses and Colleges
The NBA’s G League is kind of a like a minor league for the NBA. Players in the G League are considered professionals, and they are paid. However, something very interesting has happened over the last several weeks. Top college prospects are electing to enter the G League rather than going to college for a…
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Netflix’s Always Be My Maybe – A Movie Review
Maybe you’re like me and you intended to watch Always Be My Maybe with your significant other but you just never got around to it. I’m guessing that–also like me–you’ve found yourself with some extra time and are in search of viewing pleasure. My wife and I watched Always Be My Maybe the other night…
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Netflix’s Unorthodox – A Few Thoughts
Have you heard of Netflix’s Unorthodox? I hand’t, either. One of my wife’s friends recommended it to her. Even though it didn’t look like my thing at all, I decided to give it a try with her. Let me tell you, this show is captivating. At just four episodes averaging about fifty minutes apiece, Unorthodox…
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Visit Monica Estabrook’s Virtual Exhibition “mother•land”
I hope you will take a moment to visit Monica Estabrook’s virtual exhibition entitled “mother•land” by clicking HERE. Monica Estabrook is an art teacher at Bloomington High School. I’ve known her as a coworker and friend for several years and appreciate her unyielding passion to create art even as she excels at teaching and raising…
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Netflix’s Extraction – A Movie Review
If you’re thinking of watching Netflix’s new movie, Extraction, get ready for a wild, entertaining, and ultimately meaningless ride. Extraction stars Chris Hemsworth as an Australian mercenary hired to retrieve the son of a powerful drug lord who was kidnapped by another powerful drug lord. Much of the story takes place throughout southern Asia and…
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We Love Brave Kids Art Club
My friend, Jude Landry, recently made me aware of a YouTube channel called Brave Kids Art Club. We tried it out today, and as you can see from the pictures above, it was a huge hit! Brad Woodard is a professional illustrator, and in these 15 to 20 minute videos he walks kids through a…
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Working Hard, Or Hardly Working? My Answer Is … Yes?
The other day someone asked me if I’m working more or less than I did before the COVID-19 outbreak. I thought about it for a few moments, and I found that I could only logically answer “less.” As a teacher, I spent about eight and a half hours at work every day before the pandemic.…
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Are You Checking Your Child’s Grades?
Whether COVID-19 has sent your life into utter chaos or perhaps simply a bit of disarray, chances are you’re forgetting to check on your child’s grades. I urge you to do so regularly. Most school districts have an online grade book that allows family access. I’m sure your elementary and middle school teachers have communicated…
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Code 8 – A Movie Review
Have you noticed a movie on your Netflix Top Ten list called Code 8? Know anything about it? No? I didn’t either. In fact, it wasn’t until I read an article over at Wired that I even became aware of Code 8. This movie has a fascinating history, one that prompted me to see the…
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