Mr. D’s Class Blog

A weekend without these new technologies?  Is it a scary proposition for you?  A hopeless one?  A piece of cake?  Perhaps as inviting as a piece of cake–something you can’t wait to sink your teeth into?  Come Monday, the turn-off is over.  I want you all to increase your effort.  Try your absolute best.  Don’t be satisfied [...]

When I was in Korea, I did a temple stay.  That means I went to a Buddhist temple and lived like a monk for a day, or actually for 26, 27 hours.  I slept little (woke at 3 a.m. to chant, meditate and attend the morning drum ritual), ate, bowed (four or five different sessions of [...]

Your comments are magnificent! Keep up the great thinking. I especially enjoy hearing that a couple of you are asking your family members about this, a mother in one case, and a grandmother in another. How are your family and friends reacting to the turn-off? Do they like it? Do they think it is silly? [...]

Excellent work people. I am thoroughly enjoying your comments, reading about your successes and failures, and, of course, about your efforts. Great stuff, dear people! Keep up the good work.
One refrain I hear is “I turn to these technologies because I am bored.” I suspect that is also the meaning [...]

All right guys, prom is over (I hope you had fun) and for many of you that probably made this an unusual weekend (except for Conor, who rents a tux every weekend and dances in the dark in order to hide his tears). Nevertheless, it was the first weekend of the turn-off and I [...]

Hello young people. Welcome to the TV Turnoff Blog. On Monday, I will post your first assignment prompt. For now, all I need you to do is write “hello” so that I know you have figured out how to comment. Remember, I am moderating the sight, so your comment will not post immediately.  Also, don’t [...]