That's been the mantra of my eighth graders the last couple of days during reading/language arts class. We started The Light in the Forest and the first time we did a little writing activity, the cry went up: Why can't we just... Continue Reading →
This was my view driving home Monday afternoon. I was on the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi, and it was just a stunning view. The problem is, the reason that I was able to see this sucked big time. Unfortunately,... Continue Reading →
I give you the World Champion Chicago Cubs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NndM9JhLub4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=26&v=VPB0UMVTlj8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nApTGkLd2hs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4LrTkWq9jU 70 Newspapers Announce Cubs World Series Win Cubs No Longer the "Loveable Losers" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36nmi-34wQE&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Yb3qCa7TQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9XtDyDUjIU As I keep finding... Continue Reading →
Someday, I wish I was more organized. Someday, I wish that I was more intelligent. Someday, I wish my classroom would just feel like home. Someday, I wish I was a better husband and father. Someday, I wish I was... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW8BDgLpZkI I'm not even sure where I came across this video, but it's something I've shown in class a couple of times and have my students write about. What the videographer has done is created a "social experiment" where she's... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was National Writing Day, and, of course, we changed our plans a bit yesterday to reflect that. I had my students do a Kid Blog about this topic, giving their blog the above mentioned hashtag. Here's a small sample... Continue Reading →
Today, I spied one of my students on her phone in the hallway. While we aren't the "kids should never have a phone out ever" kind of school, in the hallway of the middle school isn't allowed and the students... Continue Reading →
Last year, my both of my daughters were offered the opportunity to travel with the Iowa Ambassadors of Music, a group of Iowa vocal and instrumental students who travel to Europe every two years. My oldest daughter took that invitation and ran... Continue Reading →
I've got 5,081 followers on Twitter. How that number ever came to be, I have no idea. I'm simply a guy, trying to do the best he can in a job he's not always very good at. Nothing more, nothing... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 