Category Archives: Education

From farmer to hunter

Posted on December 13, 2011 by hdh

I spent 33 years of my life as an educator on Long Island. Most of those years were spent in the same school district. During my tenure as an educator I would begin each year with an unknown group of … Continue reading →

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Homework again?

Posted on May 31, 2011 by hdh

A recent Board of Education meeting brought up the subject of homework again. This rears its head every 5 to 10 years. Usually there is discussion for a while, mostly complaints: There’s too much homework. Why does my child have … Continue reading →

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Give credit

Posted on August 6, 2010 by hdh

I recently read an article in the New York Times about plagiarism and how students nowadays are becoming more and more clueless as to what constitutes infringement of other people’s intellectual property.  If it is posted on the Internet, it … Continue reading →

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Technology and change

Posted on June 11, 2010 by hdh

There have been a lot of articles written recently about the decline of interpersonal connectiveness due to the increase in use of technology. There are more people texting on cell phones, spending time on Facebook, Twitter and other online social … Continue reading →

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Go Green song

Posted on September 28, 2009 by hdh

These are the lyrics of a new song that I wrote for a Go Green Festival I’ll be performing at in November. Go Green by Harvey Heilbrun ©2009 Chorus We must Go Green and work to save our planet Think … Continue reading →

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Let it snow

Posted on January 8, 2009 by hdh

I enjoy snow. I feel for all those people that live in the southern climes that don’t get the opportunity to see and play with snow. But then I assume that all those people feel for me not having the … Continue reading →

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Personal Safety

Posted on November 7, 2008 by hdh

I’ve been an advocate for teaching Personal Safety in schools for most of my teaching career. In the district that I worked in, I had little success. Other than when an unknown car stops children on the road, does it … Continue reading →

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Storytelling success

Posted on January 17, 2008 by hdh

As a teacher I used storytelling as part of my curriculum. Part of the storytelling experience was telling stories to the students on a regular basis. The other part of the curriculum was getting the students to tell stories. I … Continue reading →

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On the computer again?

Posted on December 27, 2007 by hdh

What is it about a computer that makes it a single activity? At least in the eyes of my family, that is what being on the computer is. Not only is it a single activity, it is considered a form … Continue reading →

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Linguistic peeves

Posted on June 28, 2007 by hdh

Throughout the years I taught, there were a number of misuses of the English language that would drive me crazy. Each instance has been used so frequently that they have become an accepted part of our speech.

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