The Life of a Conflicted Teacher

Ok, I've got a grumpy crabby post that I was thinking about, but then it hit me, it's Read-In day!  Why would I ever want to spread my curmudgeonry on to anyone else on a day like this??   For those of... Continue Reading →

This will probably be my shortest blog, so pay attention! 🙂   We got word that our Iowa Assessment scores were back today. Yippee (please note the extreme sarcasm here).   Every time I try to write about this, it comes out either... Continue Reading →

I won't lie, I'm a very small man.  I love looking at the statistics of this blog, seeing how many times it's been accessed, how many days in a row that someone, anyone, has visited, keeping track of how many... Continue Reading →

We've entered that time in Iowa where we are discussing, re-discussing, hashing and re-hashing Iowa's educational future.  I will be the first to admit, as a state, we've rested on the "well, we are number 1" for far too long.... Continue Reading →

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 →