The Life of a Conflicted Teacher

My Happy Thought: Being Just a Teacher

Bear with me on this one, it's not starting out the way you'd expect, but I promise the happy ending! 🙂 I've written about this before, there's been a lot of change going on. A. Lot. Iowa has created a... Continue Reading →

February 6, 2015 0

#EdcampIowa From My LIving Room

I had ever intention of attending EdCampIowa this year. There was a session taking place in Iowa City so we had free room and board with my wife's aunt and uncle, my kids would be spoiled, and all would be... Continue Reading →

February 1, 2015 2

My Happy Thought: Celebrations

Some days, you just write positive because it's what will make you feel better about the day. Today is one of those days. We don't celebrate enough, period. We don't celebrate birthdays (oh, I'm too old). We don't celebrate our... Continue Reading →

January 30, 2015 0

Be Careful Getting Connected, It Might Hurt

Yup, it's true, it can hurt. I've been online for a long time, longer than I care to imagine. I used to hang out in the Beginner's Forum over at Runner's World. There's were (and still are I'm sure) a... Continue Reading →

January 23, 2015 4

My Happy Thought: Friday

First, sorry I missed last week. It was home, sicker than I've been in years. My fever topped out at 103.4 and I was having clear conversations in my sleep (says my daughter who was home sick with me). I... Continue Reading →

January 23, 2015 2

Public Enemy #1

Yup, that's me. My daughters are smart, beautiful young women, women who will make an impact somewhere in their lives. I would be move heaven and earth if something happened to them, which makes this blog a necessary one. For... Continue Reading →

January 18, 2015 0

#Oneword, #Threewords, and Some Resolutions Too

As my wife would agree with, I'm pretty oblivous to a lot of things. When I started seeing, "What's your #oneword" tweets, I had no clue what was going on. Then, "What are your #threewords?" And I don't remember which... Continue Reading →

January 14, 2015 2

My Happy Thought – Connections

Yes, yes, this has been written about by people much more important than I, but this last week made me realize just how powerful these all are. 1) Family: As a group, we've never been a close family. My dad... Continue Reading →

January 9, 2015 2

If I Wasn’t Teaching…..

.....I'd be coaching. 🙂 Today, a group of brave 8th grade girls and I traveled to a basketball tournament in a local town. Now, back when I started coaching here, I had a group of girls who did this constantly!... Continue Reading →

January 3, 2015 4