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GA Strategy Consultation 2020-25

Living Geography

Another cross-posting from my GA Presidents Blog. While serving on the GA Governing Body I was involved in lengthy discussions as we developed the 2020-2025 Strategy and the language around supporting educators and developing the work of the Association. The discussions for the next five year strategy are underway, and there's a chance for you to be involved.

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Schools push career ed classes ‘for all,’ even kids heading to college

The Hechinger Report

This story is part of Hechingers ongoing coverage about rethinking high school. See our article about a new diploma in Alabama that trades chemistry for carpentry. LOUISVILLE, Ky. It had been a slow morning at the Class Act Federal Credit Union. But a little after 11 a.m., a client walked through the door. Whos waiting on me? said the elderly man, smiling.

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GA Conference 2025 - a flying visit

Living Geography

A cross-posting from my GA Presidents blog. I was only due to be at the GA Conference for one day, which meant an early start for the drive over to Oxford from Norfolk. It's a real cross-country faff. Luckily I'd made some arrangements for parking which was easy enough to reach and close to the main social event of the trip. I was there for the Long Standing members meal.

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Things That Shaped Me: Evicted by Reality

Moler's Musing

When I was 23, I was living in my parents basement. I had just graduated college with my teaching degree and license in hand, but teaching tennis was what I really wanted to do. At first, it felt like the right path. The hours were picking up and the income was solid. But the days were unpredictable. Early mornings on court. Long stretches of nothing during the day (unless you could line up private lessons).

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Bones That Spoke: What Prehistoric Body Modifications Reveal About Ancient South Texas

Anthropology.net

The Bone Beneath the Ritual In the dry soils of southern Texas, between the brush country and the Gulf shore, archaeologists have long noted something curious: modified human bones—grooved, snapped, and incised—tucked among shell middens and hearth pits. Though remarked upon as early as 1932, they remained largely unstudied. That is, until now.