Some days, it's about the connections we make. Whether they are family, online, or with the clerk in the story. This weekend, it's family. This upcoming week, it's with students and teacher. Right now, it's with you my reader. How... Continue Reading →
Five days, five blogs, a new record of sorts! Thank you all for the thoughtful comments. They are appreciated! 🙂 Imagine a place where you can peel off your teacher skin, your "have to be good because I'm a member... Continue Reading →
Today, we don't have school. It's a comp day from a Tuesday and Thursday of parent teacher conferences (that were successful). I've just not been focused today, and, for a change, so many things have been popping up in terms... Continue Reading →
Somedays, the things that happen around me border on the absurd. Today is one of those days. For my wife and I, our morning routine is one where we set the alarm a little early to hit the snooze and... Continue Reading →
Apparently, I'm a bit slow. I've seen the links for the Slice of Life Challenge, been keeping an eye on how and when this all gets started, looked back at my old posts to see if I could find any... Continue Reading →
Good afternoon from a snowy, blustery Northeast Iowa! For my six readers, this will be a bit of a review, but for those who are new to this blog, it's all new learning! My name is Darin, and I'm currently a... Continue Reading →
Today is Wednesday. In the past, we've called this "Writing Wednesday" because we spend so much of our time doing reading things, that I wanted a day specifically for students just to write. Not only to write, but to write... Continue Reading →
This was our five minute activity: pick an emotion, title the blog with, then write about it. Here's mine. I am grumpy. What makes me grumpy? Lots of things: the smell of wet dogs, when my daughter leaves the... Continue Reading →
On Monday, we had a professional development day that was just a little different. We did something very similar to this last year as well, and I'm hoping that we continue to do this in the future. For me, as... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 