I'm on a roll today to watch out! :)I heard this once after a basketball game: "They are just middle school basketball players. What difference does it make?"Are you kidding me?? I love these kids: these hormonal, hyper, over stimulated, tech... Continue Reading →
Why would we create division on a team where there are enough divisions to begin with?Why would we exclude teammates who want to get better?Why would we want to cause hurt feelings?Why would anyone feel this kind of behavior is... Continue Reading →
First, a shout out to Ice Cube for the title of my blog. While he may not be for everyone, it's a pretty good tune, although not quite for work! 🙂 However, yesterday was a good. Between hormones, attitude, and... Continue Reading →
Have you ever gotten on that amusement park ride that your kids love, but you look at with trepidation? You are sitting there thinking to yourself that this may not have been the best idea and suddenly, you are screaming... Continue Reading →
Last week, I did a little playing with ed-tech and found myself thinking, "Why haven't I done this before??" I have a student who's had some real issues with attention to the point where it's difficult to put words on... Continue Reading →
I should be doing grades, but this has been building for a while now. I've been actively blogging and on Twitter, trying to keep myself connected with what's important in education. I've worked to get technology seamlessly into our... Continue Reading →
Duh, I've been writing this for over two years, and this thunderbolt just struck me as we are sitting in a meeting talking about the struggles of our school right now: I've got questions, why not ask someone via my... Continue Reading →
Someday, when I get my life back from high school swimming, I'll be able to write more! Yesterday I left the house at 7:30 AM and got back in about 10:00 PM. My oldest daughter swims for a team who's... Continue Reading →
Why hello there blog! What's that you say, where have I been? It's been two weeks since the last time that I wrote to you?? You are quite right, I've been a bit lax about doing some writing, but yet,... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 