First, a shout out to Norm Bossio and his book, How to Stay Motivated on the Deck of the Titanic. Norm spoke to us during a week long Master's program retreat four years ago, and my friend purchased the book for... Continue Reading →
I've got a student in my classroom who, when I heard that I'd be looping with this, was the first one on my mind. Every year, you go through your class and think "darnit, if I would have just tried... Continue Reading →
A fine Saturday morning to the six people who read this! I've been up since 5:30 A.M. on a Saturday not because I want to, no, my daughter has swim practice at 7:00. We've made the 35 minute drive, I've... Continue Reading →
I've been working too hard. Gee, you are teacher, get over yourself some might say, but I have been. The campout that I talked about in the previous post has occupied much of my waking time (and some of my... Continue Reading →
Sometimes you just miss something and don't even now how much you miss it until it's gone. This is true of sixth grade. Now, that's not to say I've not enjoyed teaching fifth grade and all that went with that,... Continue Reading →
As I'm listening to Techlandia yesterday, Curt Rees (@CurtRees) and Jessica Johnson (@PrincipalJ) hit a segment where they were talking about how we should be digging deeper into those social connections that we have. They talked about calling each other,... Continue Reading →
We are five days in, five days into our school year and the first letter arrives. This will be 15 years at my current school, 3 years in Missouri, and year in Alaska. At the end of this current... Continue Reading →
I'm not sure where this even came from, whether something someone talked about at a conference or a blog, but I found it quite engaging. We were making name tents for those fun filled times where I am out of the... Continue Reading →
One my friends, someone I've know for a while now, is now my principal. Now, I can't give names or anything like that, but I know she reads this blog, so I can write whatever I want here without being... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 