Unless you've been living under a rock, you should know by now that I've written a book. Not Quite There will be released in both paperback and eBook on November 1, 2012. Links will be available on the Not Quite There web site at http://notquitethere.theroadscholars.com.
Beginning October 1, the Not Quite There Facebook Trivia Challenge begins. The winner will receive a free autographed copy of Not Quite There. To participate, "like" The Road Scholars Fan Page. Participation in the challenge is subject to the rules.
At the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, Josh Hoekstra had his sophomore American History students at Rosemount High School define "courage". "The students came up with their own personal definition of courage and wrote that definition on the inside of their notebook (where they would see it each and every day)," writes Hoekstra on his web site. When the NCAA basketball tournament started this past Spring, Hoekstra brought a tried and true technology into his classroom: good old-fashioned competition.
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We recently watched a video on Facebook of a friend's five year old son, Jake, trying to hula hoop.
Kaitlyn immediately offered some advice to help his technique.
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Hello Road Scholars fans!
In addition to some new content on the web site I want to make you aware of, I thought I would also share a quick comment or two about my book. I have completed proof-reading Part 2 and have now begun proofing Part 3. It's been many years since I've reviewed most of this stuff and I have to say, it's really really good. I think you are going to enjoy it and I am working as fast as I can to get everything reviewed, formatted, and available in both electronic and hard copy formats by July of this year.
As you are hopefully aware, I published Part 1 of Not Quite There back in February. It is available in both eBook (Barnes and Noble Nook) and Kindle (Amazon) format. More information about and how to buy it is available here: http://notquitethere.theroadscholars.com.
If you missed them, here are the latest updates on The Road Scholars web site.
The girls fly a kite (PICTURES)
Backyard Playset Refurbished and Ready for Action! (PICTURES)
The Aftermath of Easter (PICTURE)
My Defiant Daughter (PICTURE)
Since publishing Not Quite There as an eBook, I've gotten a lot of questions about how to buy it and, more importantly, how to access it for reading. You can always find out where to buy the book by visiting http://notquitethere.theroadscholars.com (it's currently available through both Barnes and Noble and Amazon).
For a little more information about electronic publishing and how to read Not Quite There without an e-reader, click here.
I actually wrote a book eight years ago based on my Road Scholars updates from 1999 through 2003. For a bunch of reasons--many of them silly--I never did anything with it. All these years though, in the back of my head, I heard your voices. Since the very first updates you have told me I "missed my calling." You told me to "write a book." You have asked me "is it ready yet?" Yes it is. Here's how it happened.
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I am on a quest for a new cell phone and I have a question for Verizon Wireless: why bother operating a brick and mortar storefront if you aren't going to carry live demos of your products?
