Before I started this blog, I used "blog" on Facebook. Not that I did a ton of writing (not like I do now either) I was inspired by a friend's writing and thought "why not?" This post was done... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, we had a staff member receive a piece of heartbreaking news, the type that creates that "life before, life after" type of moment. She was at school only briefly, but received many hugs, and will receive many more in... Continue Reading →
Have you ever gotten on that amusement park ride that your kids love, but you look at with trepidation? You are sitting there thinking to yourself that this may not have been the best idea and suddenly, you are screaming... Continue Reading →
My last title was "Things That Make You Go Hmmmmm" and this one could just as well have been "Things That Make You Go 'Doh!'" I swear, we cannot see beyond the nose on our face with some of the... Continue Reading →
First, a shout out to Norm Bossio and his book, How to Stay Motivated on the Deck of the Titanic. Norm spoke to us during a week long Master's program retreat four years ago, and my friend purchased the book for... Continue Reading →
A fine Saturday morning to the six people who read this! I've been up since 5:30 A.M. on a Saturday not because I want to, no, my daughter has swim practice at 7:00. We've made the 35 minute drive, I've... Continue Reading →
As I'm listening to Techlandia yesterday, Curt Rees (@CurtRees) and Jessica Johnson (@PrincipalJ) hit a segment where they were talking about how we should be digging deeper into those social connections that we have. They talked about calling each other,... Continue Reading →
It seems that writing about, talking about, tweeting about following your passions is all the rage right now, and why not? As a teacher, helping my students to find what drives them, what makes their own being tick is indeed... Continue Reading →
Fridays are always a tough day for me. We spend a whole week looking forward to today, wanting it to show up, willing each day to move through, then what? Friday. I just get the feeling Friday shows up with... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 