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The Life of a Conflicted Teacher

Working hard to make sense of it all

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Darin Johnston

Just a guy from Iowa, who's suddenly found himself at a place in life he never expected to be 20 years ago! I live on an acreage with my wife, two daughters, two dogs, seven cats, chickens, two cows, and quarter acre garden. Find me at my blog: Life of a Conflicted Teacher https://iowaconflictedteacher.com/

No Tweet Chat? Well Make One Up!

And that's exactly what we did! Last night, I was fighting the Monday night blahs, and logged on to Twitter to see if there were any chats going on.  As I wasn't finding any that might fit what I was... Continue Reading →

Organic Isn’t Always Food

Nope, certainly not a foodie post here, though I did read an interesting article in The Atlantic about foodies, but that's for someone else's blog! 🙂 No, for me, I look this organic as just naturally coming together to create something... Continue Reading →

Do We Need A Class?

Now, as I write this, take it all with a grain of salt, yet, think about what you may have seen as a teacher, parent, relative or community member.   As a teacher, you get to go to your fair... Continue Reading →

Why I Do What I Do

I follow a number of educational blogs (ok, all are educational blogs), one of which is written by Matt Renwich.  His blog, "Reading By Example" is one that I look forward to because much of what he talks about just... Continue Reading →

It’s a Family Affair

"Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you." - Shannon Alder   Last night was my first experience with the athletic banquet at our school.... Continue Reading →

Milestones

This has been a year of milestones for me. Now, as I look at my "year" some of these are school year time, some are actual 2013 milestones, so if you aren't confused by the time I'm done, you are... Continue Reading →

“Sad and Alone”

Ah yes, nothing like a good Irish drinking song to make you feel good about life! 🙂   "Sometimes you need time to be sad and alone." - from the song "Sad and Alone", found on Carbon Leaf's newest cd... Continue Reading →

Just Not Sure

I'm not sure how much longer this blog may be active.   For the four of you who read this, you may be asking, "But why? We even laughing at your errors."  And while that may be true, I've hit... Continue Reading →

A Change In Plans

I started out today with the idea of "milestones" in my head for a blog.  Well, it will have to stay there and bide it's time because something has come up.   The Boston Marathon Bombs.   A runner friend... Continue Reading →

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