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 →
This week has been another difficult week, a week where I've walked out wondering how a 19 year veteran teacher can constantly feel like a first year teacher. Don't get me wrong, I love what I do, but we've come... Continue Reading →
Last night, my wife and I got to watch our daughters sing as part of our conference vocal music festival. If you don't know what this is, imagine five high school music programs all singing together as one with a... Continue Reading →
My happy thoughts: my wife and daughters. All three are beautiful both inside and out. All three have talents which put me in awe. All three make me smile. All three make me want to be a better husband, better... Continue Reading →
Started on Monday night, finished Tuesday morning: I'm playing hooky right now as I should be reading some writing prompts and blogs, but really want to write tonight, so here I am. Like the title says, it's been a day with... Continue Reading →
I really had to struggle with this today. This has not been a good week for me personally or professionally and the positive vibe that I've worked on to create is in danger of crumbling. My kids are going every which... Continue Reading →
Yup, I'm going to hold myself to this one. My class is 30 of the more talkative kids I've ever come across. The tsunami of paperwork that both these kids and the district is creating has me a bit overwhelmed,... Continue Reading →
Monday's post was a bit of bummer to write. Today, something completely different! 🙂 We've struggled mightily with figuring out the ELA section of the Common Core like most have. It's very broad, not overly specific, and just hard to wrap my... Continue Reading →
