We've spent the last two months doing something that brings me joy: coaching basketball. #themostwonderfultimeoftheyear I'm doing a little bit of cheating tonight. After each game, I post on my Facebook page a recap of what happened. While I don't... 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 →
Daily writing promptWhat does it mean to be a kid at heart?View all responses First, I love the AI option here at WordPress! It will create a "feature picture" based on my writing, which I won't know until I'm done,... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat could you try for the first time?View all responses Ooof. That's a prompt! What could you try for the first time? #youhavethings Oh I know, and looking through the replies, there were many! "Not being so judgmental"... Continue Reading →
Hello my wonderful (and patient) readers. I really didn't plan on a three-week hiatus. I really didn't. My writing was spotty, but wow, three weeks?? Good grief! And people kept reading! 🙂 Anyway, today in class, we watched Angela Maiers'... Continue Reading →
It's hard to imagine that next Monday, we'll be back in school. #whyohwhy Tell me about it. We've enjoyed our summer. A lot. #nokidding Ha! To summerize our summer: Spent a few days in Flordia right after school let up... Continue Reading →
This has been the year of travel. #uhoh My wife has complained in the past, "We don't do anything," during summer break. She's been back in the classroom for 8 years now after many years of HeadStart, both as a... Continue Reading →
This will be a short one, just because we spent most of the evening connecting with friends about showing cows at the end of the month. Yesterday, we saw the Spin Doctors, Gin Blossoms, and Blue Traveler in this awesome... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 