Today is "Black Friday" a day, as one blogger put it, "the American version of The Hunger Games but with sale items instead of food." Seems about right. The thankfulness of yesterday turns into the commercialized feeding frenzy of today. So, our plan... Continue Reading →
Now wait just a dang second.... isn't whole grade sharing the bane of small school existence? It's this a death sentence for independent districts, getting swallowed up, creating larger, less personal learning spaces? In some cases, yup. This is my... Continue Reading →
Tonight, we tried our first "Literacy Open House", similar to a open house we had last year with math. All of our elementary teachers worked on some kind of literacy topic, preparing a 15 minute presentation that would hold three... Continue Reading →
You know, getting this dang blog done on a Friday is killing me!! 🙂 Yesterday it was school, ball practice, high school play, then home. From 7:40 AM to 10:15 PM, I had a total of 30 minutes at home.... Continue Reading →
I didn't get my post up yesterday because I was with my family on our first college visit. That made me feel very old, very quickly watching all this teens and early 20somethings running around, having the times of their... Continue Reading →
Yup. This Saturday I spent another afternoon in a natatorium (look it up and laugh). It's been a constant from the end of August through next Saturday, watching my daughter swim. She's a breast stroker and not much else. She's always... Continue Reading →
No negative thoughts. No mention of them as I have a beautiful wife, daughters, a solid job, solid home, and so many other things in my favor right now. My happy thought for the day: Halloween! Yup, as a teacher,... Continue Reading →
I've had a couple of encounters with students that have left me scratching my head thinking, "How has this behavior ever been allowed??" Both stem from respect, something we talk about a lot in our classroom: respect for ourselves, respect... Continue Reading →
Yeah, I missed Friday. My wife had a couple of appointments in which she needed a driver. Nothing major by any means, but I was with her, a nice feeling in itself. And honestly, I've been struggling. Now, I've said... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 