Hello my fine readers! 🙂 #hola Look at you, using Spanish now! 🙂 I had another idea for a slice, but WordPress has come through again, with a prompt asking what three magic genie wishes I'd like to have. #ohgoodie... Continue Reading →
Not only is basketball back in Iowa, but at my school too! I missed the Kinnick Crossover as we were on our way back from a weekend visiting friends in Winona, Minnesota, which sounded amazing! 50,000+ thousand people in Kinnick... Continue Reading →
Good morning my fine readers! I hope this Tuesday is finding you wide awake, healthy, and most of all, happy! #blahblahblahgettothegoodstuff Fine! 🙂 Typically, my grade partner and I sit beside each other at lunch everyday. We have a chance... Continue Reading →
Just a blog about missed opportunities and how to make them into new learning! 🙂
23 years. It's a long time to be in one place. Yet, that's what I'm walking away from, probably today. 23 years in our school district. #damnyouareold Hush. I couldn't write about this Tuesday. I was tied up in knots,... Continue Reading →
It's Teacher Appreciation Week. #ladefreakingda As I've gotten older, I've become much more cynical about days like this one. And since 2020, WAY more so. In 2020, we were heroes. "Give teachers raises," they said. "They deserve our respect," they... Continue Reading →
Nope, don't get any idea, I'm not ready to go down that road, yet, although if we do get traveling more, a travel account could happen. #really Why not, I've seen some really nicely produced YouTube/TikTok accounts and they make... Continue Reading →
Today was a day. #yesitwas Yesterday was a day. I've missed my first Challenge blog in at least 5 years and I had some tough conversations with students. Yesterday, I told my students I would not be in their school... Continue Reading →
I've figured that if I play my cards right, I could retire in 5 years. #excusemewhat I know. It wasn't that long ago that it was many, many years until that event happened. Change is in the air for sure.... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 