Someday, I wish I was more organized. Someday, I wish that I was more intelligent. Someday, I wish my classroom would just feel like home. Someday, I wish I was a better husband and father. Someday, I wish I was... Continue Reading →
Today, I spied one of my students on her phone in the hallway. While we aren't the "kids should never have a phone out ever" kind of school, in the hallway of the middle school isn't allowed and the students... Continue Reading →
Last year, my both of my daughters were offered the opportunity to travel with the Iowa Ambassadors of Music, a group of Iowa vocal and instrumental students who travel to Europe every two years. My oldest daughter took that invitation and ran... Continue Reading →
I've got 5,081 followers on Twitter. How that number ever came to be, I have no idea. I'm simply a guy, trying to do the best he can in a job he's not always very good at. Nothing more, nothing... Continue Reading →
I'm a day late on the "Slice of Life" Tuesday challenge from Two Writing Teachers, but that's ok because it seems like I've been off for a while now on a lot of things. Yesterday, yesterday was an awful day.... 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 →
Can I do this? I'm not a secure person, not in the least. We talk about how social media gives our students a voice, I was that student in middle school and high school. I never had that courage to... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 