Way back in August, I wondered how PNA could truly expect to stay open with a pandemic raging all around us. I am not a pessimist; I am a realist, and I understood the science being learned and shared at the time. I was nervous. And yet, as time went on, and the...

Three days of PNA Middle School!  We get things done!  

After a year of being cooped-up due to Covid 19, people are antsy to get out!  Classes at PNA are no different, but there are still cautions and protocols to follow in order to stay safe.  As the year has progressed, we have all learned more about the virus.  With...

One of the beauties of my job is that I can make it up as I go. OK, that is not entirely true, but what I mean is that I can choose how and what I teach based on the students, what is happening in the world, and meeting the standards adopted by the school.  Before...

All too often in education, we focus on content and understanding.  We test for knowledge and zero in on process over product.  Presentation is often glossed over. Yet in the working world, we know that employers would never accept sloppy or unpolished work....

Humans rely on sight to interpret the world around them.  Often, much of the interpretation happens in a split second, subconsciously occurring as a feeling or emotion, and it may not be fully processed. It is a skill to be able to recognize the intentional...