I'm having a really hard time writing and concentrating, so this will be brief. #uhhuh Last week, we had a pretty wicked solar storm hit the planet and it set off a spectacular light show here in little old Iowa.... Continue Reading →
Ah, good morning readers. If you are a teacher, you know how I'm feeling right now. We have 8 days left (seven because we are taking a personal day on Friday). I've got that "It's May and my bones are... Continue Reading →
.....the silence is beautiful. This is my first blogs of the New Year. I've not made a resolution. I've not made a One Little Word. I've been kicked in the stomach sick the past week. Cough. Fever. Lack of appetite.... Continue Reading →
Some days you just have to stop and take a picture. This was one of those days. It was ridiculously cold and the sun and her dogs were just perfectly set up. It was a beautiful shot and yes, those... 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 →
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qX7ZsxD3Ik I dropped Macy Gray in there because my last blog was a bit funky. Ok, it was a lot funky. I was cranky, tired, and more than a little scared as to what I saw as I looked... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 