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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/

Friday thoughts: Currently…..

This is a favorite type of blog from the Slice of Life bloggers. It's quick, simple, yet it forces you to refocus on those things that are happening in your life, right now. I'll probably go into more detail than... Continue Reading →

Last Blog of the Month #SOL20

June 30th. #damn It feels like March 105th or something to that effect. It's crazy to think three months ago we were shut out of our school, and that it's very possible that we'll be shut out of our school... Continue Reading →

The Cure: Love #SOL20

"The truth - that love is the ultimate and highest goal that man can aspire."          - Victor Frankl, Man's Search For Meaning I read Victor Frankl's book years ago as part of my master's program. Reading... Continue Reading →

Covid Vacation #SOL20

This was meant for the Two Writing Teachers website and their Slice of Life Challenge, but it just didn't make it there. Enjoy all the same! 🙂 Hey Blog! How have you been doing? And hello to you, my faithful... Continue Reading →

The Wisdom of Deadmau5 #SOL20

Today, I'm sitting back, listening, watching, and learning about our country, my "friends", and what people really thing when then sh*t hits the fan. For the most part, people have stepped up with the George Floyd tragedy. As I admitted... Continue Reading →

What Now and How?

Well, we've made it through the 2019 - 2020 school year! #ladefreekinda We've put in the time to create a whole new world for our students, building the airplane while flying it. #nowwhat What will happen this summer? We attended... Continue Reading →

Pushing Your Comfort Zone #SOL20

I say I'm a writer, but I almost forgot today is Slice of Life Day! Good grief! #yousirneedaschedule I've been "planning" to make sourdough bread for a while now. Mr. Bubbles was created a while back, and I left him... Continue Reading →

A Wide Range of Emotions #SOL20

I'm not even sure where to start with this because there's so many emotions running through me over the last few days. Sadness: I went into my classroom to start packing things up and getting ready for the end of... Continue Reading →

The Lives of Cows #SOL20

Sorry, friends, I took a week break after last week's post (on a totally unrelated post, Twitter and preschool are those two places where everyone is your friend). It really got under my skin and I've sat back and just... Continue Reading →

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