Category: Lloyd Lofthouse

  • Lloyd Lofthouse

    Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: We went to see ‘Won’t Back Down’ with Maggie Gyllenhall and Viola Davis, a film that ignores many facts of a complicated issue that causes students to turn out illiterate and schools to be considered failures. Soon after the movie started, I complained. “If her (Jamie played by Ms. Gyllenhall) daughter…

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    Originally posted on Café Casey:   Bacon Academy band performs under the leadership of Tom Kessler[image: norwichbulletin.com] This past summer I attended a concert in honor of a person who profoundly influenced my life—my high school band director, Tom Kessler.  He was the kind of teacher who educated the “whole student,” and though I suspect he originally planned to stay…

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    Beatrice, the pick of the 2010 Rizer Goldens litter was generously given to us as a wedding gift. It was a very happy time for us and her addition to our family added to that joy tremendously.  Beatrice was a very special gift because she was so much more than just a dog.  She was full of light and happiness that you…

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    Is the Average RICH person an Idiot?

    The Walton family’s now holds as much wealth as the bottom 40 percent of Americans combined—about $90 billion.

  • Lloyd Lofthouse

    It is through movements such as the Occupy Movement that the American people, that Silent Majority President Reagan used as an excuse for his destructive economic policies that started the US down the path that led to the 2007-08 global financial crises, that the average American has a voice. Now, with the Internet, that voice is louder. This Reblogged post…

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    Jobs: Digging for FACTS – Part 3/3

    No matter the reason, dropping out of high school is a decision made by the individual. No president, G. W. Bush or Obama, forces anyone to drop out of high school or to avoid college. If a child grows up and cannot read, it is not the president’s fault.

  • Lloyd Lofthouse

    Originally posted on On the Go with Lynne: “We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharial Nehru Beautiful Halong Bay. Mesmerizing panoramas of limestone karsts often covered with lush green vegetation. Adding to…

  • Lloyd Lofthouse

    Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: Regardless of the opinions of others or what the US media says, the facts clearly prove US public schools are not broken and most public school teachers are succeeding at the job they were hired to do, which is teaching American children each state’s mandated academic curriculum to prepare for college…

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    Authors Finding Readers – Part 4/4

    It is crucial for an author to identify the interests of his or her potential readers before building and branding a proper Internet platform.

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    Authors Finding Readers – Part 3/4

    Now that we have a better idea about the size of the reading public and its reading habits, how does an author go about attracting the right sort of reader for his or her work?