Category: Dear Son

May Day 2016 he received his first storyboard template

Yesterday, May Day 2016, he received his first storyboard template.

A school-project-like cardboard tri-fold poster board and a pack of post-it notes.

A five-minute overview of my completed, hanging on the wall, Disney Leadership book storyboard.

The goal is to write his first book by Memorial day and publish it in August before the first day of 10th grade.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

This website is about our home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.

 

His insight belies his age

Teen trying to look serious
A moment later, his attempt at looking serious was destroyed by his huge smirk and then laughter.

 

The Freshman is not interested in the new Entrepreneurial Studies class being offered at his High School.

Why?

He said, and i paraphrase: “Being an entrepreneur is too much work and with almost zero percent chance of success.”

Wow, he’s actually paying attention to what i tell him.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.

 

What will be the key take-aways?

Grand Classroom sample agenda
A jam-packed four-day agenda for 58 high school freshman.

 

i never went on an overnight school trip.

A three-week cross Country Boy Scout bus and camping trip as a 12-year old that changed my life.

But at school, never anything more than a day trip.

Last year as an 8th grader his small class went to San Francisco and surrounding areas. Same class went to Manhattan the year before that.

Traveling expands our horizons figuratively and literally. The next three years will be the prime time to travel with a developing teen.

But will i be organized enough to fit it in when the world is trying to convince me otherwise?

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.

 

The two big goals of parenting

WPS on Twitter
Hoping there will be decent social media coverage.

 

Need to be at Orlando Airport by 6:30am tomorrow. Six faculty and 54 ninth graders (out of approx 130) are heading to Washington DC for their annual school trip.

Give them roots.

Give them wings.

Interesting to ponder why well under half the students will not be traveling.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.

 

In a world where you can be anything

 

 

In a world where you can be anything…

Be organized.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.