This morning was like any other morning, I came in, started getting things around for the day, and soon, students started entering to start their day as well. The first student came in and asked a question, to which I... Continue Reading →
As a teacher, I love what I do and I do what I love. Like all jobs, I have good days and bad, days where I'm behind the ball from the beginning or days where things are firing on all... Continue Reading →
In our grade level, the group reward system we use is based on compliments. It was put into place many years ago, before I taught here. It's works on the premise that after a certain number of compliments earned by... Continue Reading →
A few days ago, I was challenged by Cristina Milos (@surreallyno) to continue a "meme" about the five things I'd like my teacher to know about me (here's her post about this topic). This meme was started by Allanah King (@allanahk) and... Continue Reading →
Education is messy, period. I've written and rewritten this, going one direction and another, poor attitude and good, gumpy and happy. My mind is going in a thousand directions, working on too many different problems and solutions, which I guess... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 