This week has been another difficult week, a week where I've walked out wondering how a 19 year veteran teacher can constantly feel like a first year teacher. Don't get me wrong, I love what I do, but we've come... Continue Reading →
Last night, my wife and I got to watch our daughters sing as part of our conference vocal music festival. If you don't know what this is, imagine five high school music programs all singing together as one with a... Continue Reading →
Started on Monday night, finished Tuesday morning: I'm playing hooky right now as I should be reading some writing prompts and blogs, but really want to write tonight, so here I am. Like the title says, it's been a day with... Continue Reading →
Yup, I'm going to hold myself to this one. My class is 30 of the more talkative kids I've ever come across. The tsunami of paperwork that both these kids and the district is creating has me a bit overwhelmed,... Continue Reading →
Monday's post was a bit of bummer to write. Today, something completely different! 🙂 We've struggled mightily with figuring out the ELA section of the Common Core like most have. It's very broad, not overly specific, and just hard to wrap my... Continue Reading →
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qX7ZsxD3Ik I dropped Macy Gray in there because my last blog was a bit funky. Ok, it was a lot funky. I was cranky, tired, and more than a little scared as to what I saw as I looked... Continue Reading →
Yup, it's been about a month since the last blog post! My writing has suffered this summer, but that's ok. Sometimes, we just need to renew and recharge, something I feel as though I've had the chance to do. Yesterday,... Continue Reading →
200th post? Seriously? But I'm not the writer! 🙂 These milestone posts kind of get me because each one comes and it's a great reflection on why it is I put myself out there like this. True, 200 posts for... Continue Reading →
I've always had the opportunity to work in small schools. I grew up going to a small school as did my wife and my kids currently attend a somewhat small school. In all the states that I've taught in (Minnesota,... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 