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The mySci project actually started before 2018. On December 18, 2017, Kimber Mallett from Washington University’s Institute for School Partnership emailed with a freelance opportunity: help redesign “a whole lot of science curriculum documents.” She warned that it was not exciting and would be repetitive, but it was good work for good people, could be… Continue reading

Did Tyler send you a thank-you note? And if he did, did he thank you for the correct item? I ask because he apparently thanked my Aunt Mary Jo for the cufflinks. So that is going well. Continue reading

I’m sorry I missed the call – I had students ambush me at 7:10 this morning (which is really early in student time). I know we need to get together – but I’m nuts until Christmas. Danielle A second email from the same morning translated the moment even more clearly: “must be finals time.” Continue reading

Recovered Beck family heirloom correspondence — December 6, 2017. Barbara Beck confirmed that the cuff links she had sent to Tyler had belonged to her father, John Beck. She wrote that she wanted Tyler to have something from his great-grandfather and wondered when he might eventually have an occasion to wear them. Danielle replied that… Continue reading

Hello – my son Morgan has broken two fingers and we are being sent back to Mid County Orthopedics. I know we will need special exemptions again- thought I would get you in the loop. Thanks Danielle Earlier that evening I had to cancel plans because Morgan broke the two fingers at wrestling practice. Continue reading

Recovered Beck family image source — October 29, 2017. Barbara Beck wrote that she had visited additional family graves at Riverside Cemetery on the way home and sent four photographs. Four surviving photographs image1.JPG — an outdoor family snapshot with three adults seated together at a table/patio setting. image2.JPG — a second family-group snapshot with… Continue reading

Last night- maybe 3 a.m. I found myself in the bathroom- and it was so dark I could not see my hand in front of my face and I started thinking- which as usual leads to nothing productive.  I cannot believe how fast time is flying by. Tyler is nearly 16 and learning to drive… Continue reading

Morgan: We need to do a fundraiser for NJHS, I said a trivia night.Me: Really?Morgan: Don’t worry I didn’t tell them about you Continue reading

In September 2017, Dustin York at Maryville reached out with a new kind of opportunity. “As one of our most valued adjunct faculty members, I wanted measure your interest in a possible opportunity.” The idea was to build one or more online courses — working with an instructional designer, recording video lectures, writing lecture content… Continue reading