Daily writing promptName your top three pet peeves.View all responses Everyone has pet peeves. We are human. And with that humanity comes the ability to be annoyed by dumb, ridiculous, ignorant, or otherwise useless things. Ain't be human grand? So,... Continue Reading →
Fine, I'll do a Thanksgiving blog. Are you happy? My students are doing a "I am thankful for" prompt, so here's mine: Having my daughters home for Thanksgiving. One daughter lives in Denver, CO and the other lives in Ames,... Continue Reading →
Last week, we played a basketball game in a neighboring district. Nothing special there, but yet, there was. One of the reasons I jumped districts was to teach with the other sixth-grade teacher there. I've known her for quite a... Continue Reading →
If you've been with me for a while, you know that I write a lot about emotion, attitude, and just being there in the moment with whatever it is you are feeling. #dontweknowit I've written about former players and teams... Continue Reading →
This slice is real-time today. For part of our social studies, I have the students draw maps. Nothing hugely technical or anything like that, but enough that they can see where the places are that they are drawing. #youcannotdrawastraightline Oh,... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 