Big News....Coming Soon Silly Daddy

A series of Children Books will be released in 2010. I am extremely proud of the story development and the potential for teaching values through story telling for children. My first book will be titled....Silly Daddy. Look for it soon.

Newspaper Column

I am writing for an online newspaper to help get back into the swing of things. I will link my posts on this site also. http://www.examiner.com/x-40937-Utica-Parenting--Education-Examiner. I am excited to publish articles to a wider audience. Hope everyone enjoys them.

James Dauer!!! Get a Hold of Me

Jimmy Doogan. I have been trying to get a hold of you for years. Nice to see you found me. Contact me at giardino@juno.com asap. I want to get a hold of you.
Len

Slowly Coming Back

Well, it has been a crazy year, however new publishing projects are finally seeing fruition. Thank you to all of my family and friends for your support. I am hoping that late spring and summer will see a new book. Three new book projects are coming soon. First, the second edition of The Quest for Human Decency. Second, An illustrated children's book. and finally, a series of short stories geared towards middle school students regarding character education.

Lets Roll

Fall is on the horizon. New books will be published, and the website is due for an overhaul. Many exiciting projects are coming. Stay tuned for more details.

Interesting take on Poverty

Check out this article online: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/baron-davis/breaking-the-cycle-of-inn_b_196785.html. It is great to understand the perspective of those who live in inner cities. Baron Davis is a hero in the fight towards decency. Please check out the post.

How do we Measure Poverty?

Check out this interesting link regarding the rising tide of homeless students. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29356160/from/ET/ How can we accurately measure NCLB when more and more children are becoming transient. Is it fair to measure equity in the classroom, when our economic climate is inequitable? Should one school district, that has a policy of fairness and equity towards the homeless population be graded any less successful than a district that discourages people from joining their census. How do we measure rural poverty? How do we measure corridors of poverty? Corridors of poverty exist when a region is so poor, families move district to district within one year. Tough questions, for tough economic times.