Michael Sauers April 14, 2024 Just a few thoughts regarding Earth Day. First, start with yourself. How light or heavy is your footprint? Examine your lifestyle and decide if you can improve your impact on the planet. Second, check out your family, house and...
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Happy Earth Day..The Beat Goes On and On
Michael Sauers April 8,2024 Part 2 The scenarios painted in Part 1 were not unique to Hazleton. No, these same disastrous and ill-fated economic development plans, along with coal mining, plagued all of Northeastern Pennsylvania. While the names changed the results...
Old Man’s Perspective
Michael Sauers March 19, 2024 Today, I went to the Carola Sauers Children's Library to do a storytelling. It is located at the Dimmick Memorial Library in Jim Thorpe, PA. The Library is an architectural gem located in the historic district. While waiting for my...
Ah!!! Springtime!
Michael Sauers March 15, 2024 Even as I get older the idea of spring excites me. It is a time of renewal, a fresh start. Nature explodes and reminds us of its importance. Colors, fragrances and growth abound. We take it all in and we consider the importance of...
Pennsylvania’s Education Problem Is Politicians
Michael Sauers March 6, 2024 There is very little I can think of that is as inefficient and ineffective as the Pennsylvania Legislature. They work very few days and pay themselves nice salaries with great benefits. They move at a snail's pace and are great at kicking...
The Hubris of Pseudo-Genius & Its Failure
Michael Sauers February 26, 2024 There is a genius here. There is a genius there. There are geniuses everywhere. I disagree. There are intellectually gifted people. However, the vast majority tend to take a very narrow path; engineering, medicine, law, technology,...
Suffer the Children
Michael Sauers February 25, 2023 Who doesn't love their children? I have often heard people say they are the future. I see people lavish their children with all sorts of benefits. There is nothing wrong with that. It is an expected behavior. Enter the reality of the...
World on Fire
Michael Sauers February 22, 2023 I have recently been advised that God's first language is silence. This I find comforting since I am by nature very quiet and often indicted for it. As I tried to teach my students, being an engaged listener is half of the effective...
A Little Help From My MAGA Friends
Posted by Mike Sauers September 7, 2023 Written by Rod Holt MAGA friends, please help! Citing the Steele dossier, agent Peter Strzok and lawyer Lisa Page, I can argue that the FBI and the DOJ are being controlled by the liberal "Deep State" to my "Never Trump"...
Elementary Teacher Creativity–As Important As Subject Knowledge and Classroom Management
September 1, 2023 Michael Sauers I retired from teaching second grade in 2014. It was a forced retirement due to a catastrophic life event. At 64 years of age, I was at the top of my game. A truly knowledgeable and discerning teacher. Aside from mastery of subject...
Individuals Can Make a Difference
August 9, 2023 Mike Sauers As far back as the 1960's, fossil fuel industries knew that coal, oil and gas were harmful to life on the planet. Yet, they persisted. Through money, lobbying, legislation and corporate welfare they have managed to control the "energy...
Children Need Literacy
Michael Sauers July 25, 2033 Children are the future. Literacy skills are the keys to self realization, understanding and contributing to the world. Any rational adult understands this. Parents have a responsibility to attend to this as much as they find it possible....