Yes, yes, this has been written about by people much more important than I, but this last week made me realize just how powerful these all are. 1) Family: As a group, we've never been a close family. My dad... Continue Reading →
.....I'd be coaching. 🙂 Today, a group of brave 8th grade girls and I traveled to a basketball tournament in a local town.  Now, back when I started coaching here, I had a group of girls who did this constantly!... Continue Reading →
My first blog post of the new year and what a great one to talk about! Our school district, in partnership with a couple of other district in the area, pooled resourced and managed to get Kevin Honeycutt to come and... Continue Reading →
We've been blessed with two gorgeous, intelligent daughters. They are strong willed, know what they want, and will do great things with their lives for certain. But (you knew it was coming), sometimes, they make parenting difficult! Our oldest is... Continue Reading →
I've kind of taken a week off from soical media - very few Tweets, a post or two on Instagram, a few Facebook posts and likes, but otherwise, I've tried to disconnect myself. Â I've needed to gather my thoughts about... Continue Reading →
Iowa City is a happy place for my family.  I sound like my students with their writing, but it's true.  It's always been a fun place for us to visit, ever since my wife and I started dating.  Her aunt and uncle... Continue Reading →
Yeah, it's not Friday, I know.  Who knows, maybe there will be TWO of these things put out! 🙂 I had a blog started about being positive in the face of a lot of negative stuff.  It's been a hard... Continue Reading →
If you've come for the happy thought on Friday, that will not be today. I blew up last night. Â Lost my temper, lost my cool, and I'm not proud of it. My youngest daughter is a beautiful child. Â She... Continue Reading →
I know: - "learning is messy." - "a quiet classroom isn't always learning." - "I know my class is engaged by the noise level." - Insert your own volume-based educational statement here. Heck, I've said some of those things out... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 