We've spent the last two months doing something that brings me joy: coaching basketball. #themostwonderfultimeoftheyear I'm doing a little bit of cheating tonight. After each game, I post on my Facebook page a recap of what happened. While I don't... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptName your top three pet peeves.View all responses Everyone has pet peeves. We are human. And with that humanity comes the ability to be annoyed by dumb, ridiculous, ignorant, or otherwise useless things. Ain't be human grand? So,... Continue Reading →
Fine, I'll do a Thanksgiving blog. Are you happy? My students are doing a "I am thankful for" prompt, so here's mine: Having my daughters home for Thanksgiving. One daughter lives in Denver, CO and the other lives in Ames,... Continue Reading →
Last week, we played a basketball game in a neighboring district. Nothing special there, but yet, there was. One of the reasons I jumped districts was to teach with the other sixth-grade teacher there. I've known her for quite a... Continue Reading →
If you've been with me for a while, you know that I write a lot about emotion, attitude, and just being there in the moment with whatever it is you are feeling. #dontweknowit I've written about former players and teams... Continue Reading →
This slice is real-time today. For part of our social studies, I have the students draw maps. Nothing hugely technical or anything like that, but enough that they can see where the places are that they are drawing. #youcannotdrawastraightline Oh,... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat does it mean to be a kid at heart?View all responses First, I love the AI option here at WordPress! It will create a "feature picture" based on my writing, which I won't know until I'm done,... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat could you try for the first time?View all responses Ooof. That's a prompt! What could you try for the first time? #youhavethings Oh I know, and looking through the replies, there were many! "Not being so judgmental"... Continue Reading →
It's been a tough week. We picked 30 pounds of plums from our tree, froze them for wine, started the thawing process, and then forgot about them, resulting in a big mess. Both of our lawn mowers are currently out... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 