Today, I leave for St. Louis and the PLC conference taking place there. I'm so very excited to get to the city and visit with teachers who are liked minded about making change in their districts. I'll be a... Continue Reading →
For today, we are being asked to do a quick write about a very specific place. Mine is my acreage, my little piece of heaven. As I walk out the side door, I struck with the color. The still brilliant red... Continue Reading →
Well, I've stuck my foot in it again. That darn Twitter has gotten me into a "writing camp" and it makes me really, REALLY nervous. I've looked through a few of the comments and blogs all ready written, and *gulp*... Continue Reading →
When we purchased our acreage six years ago, part of the land was tillable land, being in beans at that point. We aren't farmers, so that was never doing to continue, and one part was where a barn and feed... Continue Reading →
This was my second year in fifth grade after a 10 year run as a sixth grade teacher, and things went overall more smoothly. I'm writing to put some closure to this year, but also as a guide for what... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 