This afternoon, as part of our professional development, we took part in a poverty simulation put on by Northeast Iowa Community Action. The purpose, pretty obvious, to give us who are decidedly middle class teachers a small sampling of what... Continue Reading →
I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for any basketball game: men, women, college, high school, jr. high, you name it I'll watch it. Heck, I've been known to watch 5th and 6th grade basketball games, without my own kids playing... Continue Reading →
Today, I took a half a sick day because I had to take my daughter to the orthodontist. Now, to the five of you who read this blog, that may not seem like a huge ordeal, and to be quite honest... Continue Reading →
Not really an educational post, but something tugging at my heart lately. I've slacked off this week for the simple reason that life is getting in the way of my writing (if you call this writing). School is getting... Continue Reading →
As I write this, I'm listening to Carbon Leaf's newest release titled "Shadow Dragon Attacks Castle". This is a group that I've grown to absolutely enjoy over the last five years, even traveling to Oshkosh, WI to see them in... Continue Reading →
Our blogs are up and running smoothly (http://kidblog.org/Theblogsof5J-2/) and I'm excited about the product that we are starting to get out of them. Fairly well written sentences, a little bit of depth to the writing, capitalization, some varied sentences, and... Continue Reading →
As I look back on the various topics that have come up on this lovely little piece of universe, I've talk about this one before, about this same time last year. So, by all means, skip over this, and do... Continue Reading →
I'm just having issues keeping focus on one topic, so today's blog will simply be a collection of random thoughts that keep jarring my ability to write in a coherent manner! Please bear with me! 🙂 * I worry about... Continue Reading →
That's what I said to a friend who had just told me they had two accounts on Twitter. But how? Why? And why again? I was puzzled and at that point, not even on Twitter, considering it a fool-hearty thing to do.... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 