The last two weeks have been hectic for us as we've been running our daughter to swim practice in a neighboring town. It's about a 30 minute drive and then a two hour practice, so hardly enough time to run... Continue Reading →
I'm minding my own business, just looking and different blog and I come across this gem! I've never "reblogged" something before, so hopefully I'm doing this right. Either way, what a wonderful way to help all of us who deal... Continue Reading →
Change. If you are in education, heck, in life, you hear this word tossed around a lot. The curmudgeonous old man in me flares as I think I don't need change that much and while we are at it, get... Continue Reading →
Today I had a rare thing happen: two hours of time to myself! My oldest daughter is starting swim practice, which is in Decorah, thus a 30 minute drive, not always a lot of fun. However, Decorah is also the... Continue Reading →
It seems that writing about, talking about, tweeting about following your passions is all the rage right now, and why not? As a teacher, helping my students to find what drives them, what makes their own being tick is indeed... Continue Reading →
Wow, as I got ready to write, I noticed that I was at post 150. Good grief. 150 times I've sat down at this computer and started writing something? Wow. How many other times have I sat down,... Continue Reading →
This is how my last week was spent, following my daughters and their animals around, making sure everyone was clipped, clean, and taken care of. I pulled my first all nighter since college, but this time it was in... Continue Reading →
I had full intentions of attending #edcamphome a joint effort of David Theriault (@davidtedu), Karl Lindgren-Streicher (@LS_Karl), Kelly Kermode (@coachk), and Shawn White (@swpax). The idea was just that, create an EdCamp that was totally online, one where schmucks like me who... Continue Reading →
Last week I took a class on improving oral fluency as part of my read endorsement. They were the nicest three days of the summer and I was stuck in a closed room with the AC running constantly. On top... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 