Steve Bailes

ritard (ri tärd′)Variant of ritardando

adjective, adverb.

Musical Direction becoming gradually slower; Etymology: It, ger. of ritardare, to delay: see retard

noun pl. ritardandos -·dos

 

 

Thanks to all the people who have enriched my life.  Colleages, you taught me so much through your dedication.  Students, I have so many wonderful memories. 

 

My wife, Terry Lynn, shared our year abroad teaching in Samoa. Click Samoan Sites for information and photos from this South Pacific paradise.
I wrote a weekly web based article for the Hampshire Review while we were "on island". Click: "Teaching Abroad"/ Hampshire Review if you'd like to read about some of our experiences. It should have been titled "Clueless Abroad". (Not all the date links work.)

Click to get on CBMS mailing list 2.Edline 3.Geomaster Game List 4. Bailes's Glencoe Geography Links 5. Geography Research Links

Glencoe posts textbook resources such as practice quizes, chapter summaries, and suggestions for further research.

Terry Lynn and I accompanied Hampshire High students on a trip to Italy. What incredible hospitality! You can click the link to see photos I posted from our trip to Vercelli,2004.               

You can click the link if you want to practice with map puzzles www.yourchildlearns.com/map-puzzles.htm.

FreeRice.com posts game which earn food for world hunger: World Capitals or Identify Countries on the Map.