Last Sunday, we took a team of girls to a local basketball tournament. It was put on by a former player, a girl who was on the first sixth grade team that I coached here at this school. That team... Continue Reading →
My students and I discussed this Wednesday after I came back from being good to a good sub report. I was pleased with the report and wanted to share why. February is the hardest month of the school year in... Continue Reading →
Bear with me on this one, it's not starting out the way you'd expect, but I promise the happy ending! 🙂 I've written about this before, there's been a lot of change going on. A. Lot. Iowa has created a... Continue Reading →
I had ever intention of attending EdCampIowa this year. There was a session taking place in Iowa City so we had free room and board with my wife's aunt and uncle, my kids would be spoiled, and all would be... Continue Reading →
Some days, you just write positive because it's what will make you feel better about the day. Today is one of those days. We don't celebrate enough, period. We don't celebrate birthdays (oh, I'm too old). We don't celebrate our... Continue Reading →
Yup, it's true, it can hurt. I've been online for a long time, longer than I care to imagine. I used to hang out in the Beginner's Forum over at Runner's World. There's were (and still are I'm sure) a... Continue Reading →
First, sorry I missed last week. It was home, sicker than I've been in years. My fever topped out at 103.4 and I was having clear conversations in my sleep (says my daughter who was home sick with me). I... Continue Reading →
Yup, that's me. My daughters are smart, beautiful young women, women who will make an impact somewhere in their lives. I would be move heaven and earth if something happened to them, which makes this blog a necessary one. For... Continue Reading →
As my wife would agree with, I'm pretty oblivous to a lot of things. When I started seeing, "What's your #oneword" tweets, I had no clue what was going on. Then, "What are your #threewords?" And I don't remember which... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 