I've carried this section of the paper around for two weeks wanting to write about this. It's something that just stuck in my craw and has festered for a while now. This was the title of a piece in the Cedar... Continue Reading →
This is what I posed to my sixth grade students today as part of their Wednesday morning writing. I'm part of an Iowa Voxer group, and first, good grief, what a talented, passionate, intense group of educators. I wrote a... Continue Reading →
A fine good Friday morning to all of you! Last night, I had the privilege of watching my oldest daughter get inducted into the National Honor Society, something that she is extremely proud of. One of the requirements, write a... Continue Reading →
Why hello there readers and fellow bloggers! It's been exactly one month since my last post. Yikes! I've spent about all that time trying to feel better. I've missed school due to illness, workshop, and personal days. I've watched basketball,... Continue Reading →
Darin, you can't talk about yesterday, you have to keep moving forward, remember?? 🙂 Yesterday was a tremendous day of learning for me professionally, and it had me jacked up to be at school today. First, I spend the day... Continue Reading →
Last Sunday, we took a team of girls to a local basketball tournament. It was put on by a former player, a girl who was on the first sixth grade team that I coached here at this school. That team... Continue Reading →
My students and I discussed this Wednesday after I came back from being good to a good sub report. I was pleased with the report and wanted to share why. February is the hardest month of the school year in... Continue Reading →
Bear with me on this one, it's not starting out the way you'd expect, but I promise the happy ending! 🙂 I've written about this before, there's been a lot of change going on. A. Lot. Iowa has created a... Continue Reading →
I had ever intention of attending EdCampIowa this year. There was a session taking place in Iowa City so we had free room and board with my wife's aunt and uncle, my kids would be spoiled, and all would be... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 