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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/

A week of “firsts”

As I've spoken of in my other writing, we have four brown swiss on our little acreage, and my daughters have started to show them at fairs around the area.  Well, getting these cows  was the first "first" talk about.... Continue Reading →

Precious time

If I were a good blogger, I'd have some picture of a clock or some snappy cartoon.  Bah! 🙂   I'm writing this one on the fly today.  Today's been a mishmash of swear words strung together as nouns and... Continue Reading →

Reflections of a techie: Keystone Technology Conference 2012

Hello friends, it seems like I've been away from this too long! The last two days, I've spent running around the beautiful campus of Upper Iowa University, located in Fayette, Iowa.  Now, before you go looking on your map, Fayette... Continue Reading →

PLC Training – Day 3

I've had to put this day off simply because I've just been trying to catch up with everything at home. An 8 hour van ride with crazy fun people, then church, a salad lunch, watching my daughter play basketball, and... Continue Reading →

Teacher’s Write Post: Friday Writing Happy Hour

Whew! The first week of our "Teacher's Write Camp" is done, and it's been interesting to say the least!   For myself, I wrote a little bit, probably not as much as I'd like, but I've been at a training... Continue Reading →

PLC Training – Day 2

I write this after having the chance to see the inside of Busch Stadium for the first time.  So awesome! I love live Major League Baseball for the atmosphere alone. I'm a Cubs fan, so going into St. Louis territory... Continue Reading →

PLC Training Day 1 – Overview

Walking into the convention center, you could tell that there was an excitement in the air.  That many teachers (1,400) gathered for a singular purpose is going to generate an energy like that.  It's the first day of Solution Tree's... Continue Reading →

Trying Leadership Again

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 →

Day Two Quick Write – My Little Piece of Heaven

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 →

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