The Life of a Conflicted Teacher

As one of those quiet people who likes to sit back and people watch, I'm always amazed at what is viewed as acceptable behavior, both by students and adults.  Most students, I'll call them out on it in a heartbeat.... Continue Reading →

Teaching at a small school does have it's perks: you know everyone, there are very few secrets, and you get the chance to teach your own children. I taught my oldest daughter as a sixth grader.  She's a beautiful, smart,... Continue Reading →

It's another Monday here in Iowa. Whoo hoo!  As I start to write, I think back to Friday night.  Nothing spectacular happened, but my oldest daughter and I got silly watching dumb remixes of videos on YouTube.  One of her... Continue Reading →

UPDATE: This was posted two days ago, and because of some feedback, I had made the decision to pull it down.  Today (10/11/12) I blogged about the fact that I "blinked". However, I had some great feedback given, and because... Continue Reading →

As I've said before my oldest daughter took a major leap of faith, joining a swim team where she knew a grand total of one person.  She was a breath away from not swimming, but looked at herself, and this... Continue Reading →

October, when a child's thoughts turn to football, jumping in piles of leaves, and Halloween candy.   October, when a teacher's thoughts turn to end of the quarter assessments, parent teacher conferences, and tweeking the routine set up.   As... Continue Reading →

Well, it's Friday, and it's been a long week.  With as grumpy as I was yesterday (please see my previous post), today has been a good day. Now, getting up at 4:30 AM this morning to send my daughter off... Continue Reading →

Some days, don't you just wish: - educational policy talks centered around what was truly "best for kids"? - those policy makers actually had experience in a classroom? - school's came with a bunk house? - eating healthy at school... Continue Reading →