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@wmchamberlain Lunatics always think they are normal :) about 8 hours ago via web in reply to wmchamberlain
@wmchamberlain Thanks. I don't mind being on the fringe, either. I feel that way professionally, too. (btw you're on the fringe as well) about 8 hours ago via web in reply to wmchamberlain
@wmchamberlain Is that a good thing or a bad thing? about 9 hours ago via web in reply to wmchamberlain
@mbteach @wmchamberlain I'd just love to get published - even if my audience was small. about 9 hours ago via web in reply to mbteach
@wmchamberlain My students seemed to connect with Drawn Into Danger, but then again they knew me on a personal level about 9 hours ago via web in reply to wmchamberlain
@wmchamberlain I don't have any idea what my audience is. I write the kind of books I would have enjoyed reading at that age. about 9 hours ago via web in reply to wmchamberlain
@wmchamberlain @mbteach I was wondering about that reference. Joseph Campbell is amazing. about 9 hours ago via web in reply to wmchamberlain
@mbteach @wmchamberlain I think the edge I have (if any) is that my language is not as complex. about 9 hours ago via web in reply to mbteach
@wmchamberlain I'm co-writing a much more mainstream novel with my wife. Having a blast in the process. about 9 hours ago via web in reply to wmchamberlain
@mbteach @wmchamberlain A few days ago someone referred to me as an "amateur uploader" who should "save everyone the time and stop writing." about 9 hours ago via web in reply to mbteach
@wmchamberlain @mbteach The goal was a YA novel, but it might be too dense for some of the YA readers. about 9 hours ago via web in reply to wmchamberlain
@wmchamberlain @mbteach It is probably too dense. Too many ideas. Not a narrow enough focus. about 9 hours ago via web in reply to wmchamberlain
@wmchamberlain Thanks for the kind words, William. That means a lot. about 9 hours ago via web in reply to wmchamberlain
@Chuck_Bell_ Thanks for the kind words! about 9 hours ago via web in reply to Chuck_Bell_
@nancyflanagan @DianeRavitch I read the comments section. They were downright brutal. Glad Ravitch is standing up for the truth. about 18 hours ago via web in reply to nancyflanagan
I'm leading a PD right now. I screwed up and ended almost an hour early. Fun stuff. #fmypd 5:01 PM Nov 2nd via web
@dcox21 I had the date wrong :) It's tomorrow night. I'll let you know, though. 7:27 PM Nov 1st via web in reply to dcox21
Thanks for all the kind words from the students in #edm310 ! 7:24 PM Nov 1st via web
Great post by @mikekaechele Measurable Success goo.gl/fb/KfKwn #edchat #edreform 7:16 PM Nov 1st via web
TeachPaperless: The Problem Is Older Than the Factory bit.ly/tzISex #edchat #edreform #edrethink 7:14 PM Nov 1st via web

Name John T. Spencer
Location Phoenix, AZ
Web http://johntspenc...
Bio Dad. Husband. Teacher. Writer. Perpetual bender of paper clips. Impatient doodler. Philosophical wanderer.