I'm sure I've written about relationships when considering education. The whole "they won't care what you know until they know you care" thing is well documented among the social media universe and for good reason. If we cannot communicate with... 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 →
My last few slices have been fairly grumpy at best. I've not been in a good place, feeling overwhelmed, and just not happy with many things. However, today, I went back to a quote that a student gave me a... Continue Reading →
So with the 2.25% SSA for FY17, our average increase over the past 7 years is 1.93% And people wonder why schools have to make cuts...(1/2) David J. Wilkerson @DrDaveWilk Mar 22 Same 7 yrs over $600 million business tax... Continue Reading →
Right now, the weather is echoing the feelings I have right now. It's a winter mess of ice, sleet, rain, thunder, lightening, and general anger outside my window. That's a pretty good description of what's going on inside me based... Continue Reading →
I'm not even sure this would be considered a paradox, but here's what happened this morning: Our daughter is a senior in high school, and one of the things she's looked forward to is the trip math and science seniors take... Continue Reading →
This morning, as I got to school early, and did a quick look through my Facebook feed and came across this gem from a former student: Three Lessons from the Happiest Girl in the World For a little background, the... Continue Reading →
No, it's not my birthday, and no, going into 45, probably not going to be real celebratory either! 🙂 But, this is what I want for my birthday: Biolite CampStove This genius product creates electricity through the burning of small... Continue Reading →
When our slicing gets done, this is where my "Friday Thoughts" would go. I did that last week and the title got a bit long! 🙂 Well, after 10 days straight of blogging, I hit a "blah" wall of watching... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 