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, I took part in my second EdCamp, EdCampMadWi, or Edcamp Madison, Wisconsin. These are my themes from the day's events: 1) Choice First, as in all EdCamps, you vote with your feet, which I did. I was in a... Continue Reading →
First, a shout out to Ice Cube for the title of my blog. While he may not be for everyone, it's a pretty good tune, although not quite for work! 🙂 However, yesterday was a good. Between hormones, attitude, and... Continue Reading →
Why hello there blog! What's that you say, where have I been? It's been two weeks since the last time that I wrote to you?? You are quite right, I've been a bit lax about doing some writing, but yet,... Continue Reading →
As I reflect on myself over the last year, I'm not that positive of a person, but am a work in progress. There's always something: kids, wife, house, kids, car, heifers, weeds, kids - you get the idea! However,... 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 →
I'm not going to write a whole lot about this video that was tweeted out last Friday other then I've watched it four times and each time, I get something new from it. I had my students watch it... 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 →
I'm 42 years old, have grey hair, fight daily my expanding waistline, and have teenaged daughters. Any number of those things might qualify me as old, but I had another "goodness you are old" event happen tonight: a former student... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 