Posts Tagged ‘mark tullis’
A Quiet Place: Day One | Movie Review
I was so impressed with both of John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” movies, from 2018 and 2021, and as I entered the theater to see the third installment, I felt a…
Read MoreWicked anyway | Mark’s Remarks
Scholars, believers and skeptics all tend to have the same questions about the Bible. At times, we come across things that are puzzling or even hard to believe. Those folks…
Read MoreTweener | Mark’s Remarks
I was born in 1967 and technology was pretty advanced at that time, more so during the first decade of my life. We had rotary dial phones that took, if…
Read MoreAmbitious mowing | Mark’s Remarks
I am pretty sure I don’t like to mow or paint, because I had to do both of them as part of extra employment during my lifetime. I have…
Read MoreTa-ta to Tullis
Columbia Middle School teacher Mark Tullis retired at the close of the 2023-24 academic year, marking the end of a 34-year-long career full of pranks, performance and improvement for both…
Read MoreGoing back on my word | Mark’s Remarks
I think one of the things I look forward to most when summer begins is quiet. A time when your head doesn’t have to race around thinking of every little…
Read MoreRemarks on Mark | Mark’s Remarks
In a day and age where we see massive educator turnover, it is special to see the folks who have made it through the long haul – the 30-plus years…
Read MoreThank you, folks | Mark’s Remarks
Next Tuesday will be my last day as a teacher. I really can’t quite comprehend it. But still, it’s happening. Are you looking forward to not reading about my retirement?…
Read MoreNote to my young teacher self | Mark’s Remarks
I can hear my anti-fans (mostly “friends” and family) now: “Here’s Tullis, writing another teacher column. Here he is, writing as if he’s the only teacher who ever retired. What’s…
Read MoreChoosing conversations | Mark’s Remarks
Do you ever have conversations with people and then you walk away kicking yourself for continuing the conversation? I mean, there are just people you have to take in small…
Read MoreA moment of your time | Mark’s Remarks
I just read an article in my hometown newspaper, written by my college sociology and composition teacher who happens to be a phenomenal writer and historian. She wrote about a…
Read MoreTornado chaser | Mark’s Remarks
As a kid, I was terrified of tornadoes. Storms didn’t bother me too much, but tornadoes really messed me up. I could really whip myself into a dither thinking about…
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