Some days, you just write positive because it's what will make you feel better about the day. Today is one of those days. We don't celebrate enough, period. We don't celebrate birthdays (oh, I'm too old). We don't celebrate our... Continue Reading →
First, sorry I missed last week. It was home, sicker than I've been in years. My fever topped out at 103.4 and I was having clear conversations in my sleep (says my daughter who was home sick with me). I... Continue Reading →
Yes, yes, this has been written about by people much more important than I, but this last week made me realize just how powerful these all are. 1) Family: As a group, we've never been a close family. My dad... Continue Reading →
.....I'd be coaching. 🙂 Today, a group of brave 8th grade girls and I traveled to a basketball tournament in a local town. Now, back when I started coaching here, I had a group of girls who did this constantly!... Continue Reading →
I've kind of taken a week off from soical media - very few Tweets, a post or two on Instagram, a few Facebook posts and likes, but otherwise, I've tried to disconnect myself. I've needed to gather my thoughts about... Continue Reading →
Yeah, it's not Friday, I know. Who knows, maybe there will be TWO of these things put out! 🙂 I had a blog started about being positive in the face of a lot of negative stuff. It's been a hard... Continue Reading →
Now wait just a dang second.... isn't whole grade sharing the bane of small school existence? It's this a death sentence for independent districts, getting swallowed up, creating larger, less personal learning spaces? In some cases, yup. This is my... Continue Reading →
You know, getting this dang blog done on a Friday is killing me!! 🙂 Yesterday it was school, ball practice, high school play, then home. From 7:40 AM to 10:15 PM, I had a total of 30 minutes at home.... Continue Reading →
I've had a couple of encounters with students that have left me scratching my head thinking, "How has this behavior ever been allowed??" Both stem from respect, something we talk about a lot in our classroom: respect for ourselves, respect... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 