My word for today: encouragement. Today, we took our youngest daughter on a college visit. She's been a work in progress from the get go: she flighty, her middle name is drama, she's changes her mind like the weather changes... Continue Reading →
Dr. Zimmerman's Tuesday Tips are something I always look forward to. Many of his emails are used in class as we've got a challenging group with our 8th grade. This week's tips are titled, "Giving and Taking - 5 Keys... Continue Reading →
If you are looking for a "Best of" or a "Wow, What a Great Year" or even a "My Favorite Thing in 20167" kind of post, keep looking. There are plenty on my feed in WordPress, but this isn't going to... 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 →
Good morning! Happy Friday! Happy End of Sepetember! Today, my energy level has bottomed out. My wife is out of town, and my youngest daughter goes and hides in her room, so I was left to my own devices last... Continue Reading →
My plan was to write a reflection on this month's worth of blogs, just to go back and see what it is that I've become as a writer. #Nope In taking part in #moedchat tonight (HIGHLY recommended for those of... Continue Reading →
I like to get my sixth grade class started using a program called Moby Max. Great program, the full suite is free on Edmodo, and is serves to review things I know we won't get to. We usually rotate between... Continue Reading →
I'll be the first to admit, I'm very easily distractible. I make lists like crazy because, going to the store, I'll forget things if they aren't written down (sometimes even when they ARE written down too!). I'll have someone tell... Continue Reading →
There's a meme floating around somewhere out there that talks about how we as teachers should be all in all the time for school, not doing the "countdown" to summer. I've read several posts about how the countdown takes away... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 