Today, I realized that teaching is hard. #okCaptainObvious No, really, it is hard. And it's only getting worse. Today, we listened as not one, but two different students had meltdowns in our hallway. I watched as another student was pulled... Continue Reading →
One More Time Never a bad song to rock out to by Daft Punk. It's already 17 years old, which is on the "ugh" scale, but it was also the first in a series of videos that told a story.... Continue Reading →
All righty then! It's been a long day, and I'm struggling to find that thing to write about, so why not write 5 of them? #makesnosensetomebutyouarethewriter *sigh* Again with your nonsense! Anyway, I'm using my "5 Things" post really early... Continue Reading →
This is NOT how I wanted to get back into my blog, but here we are. I need to unload this before school starts so I don't poison my own day. I'm an introvert. #duh I don't like to draw... Continue Reading →
First, brrrrr!!! It was to be -20 degrees in Iowa last week, with wind chills near -40. Why do I live where the air hurts my face? Because I had spiders the size of my head. Because I'm not a... Continue Reading →
Last week, we played a basketball game in a neighboring district. Nothing special there, but yet, there was. One of the reasons I jumped districts was to teach with the other sixth-grade teacher there. I've known her for quite a... Continue Reading →
If you've been with me for a while, you know that I write a lot about emotion, attitude, and just being there in the moment with whatever it is you are feeling. #dontweknowit I've written about former players and teams... Continue Reading →
This slice is real-time today. For part of our social studies, I have the students draw maps. Nothing hugely technical or anything like that, but enough that they can see where the places are that they are drawing. #youcannotdrawastraightline Oh,... Continue Reading →
Last week, we had our first student in my three years here use AI on one of our assessments. He wasn't even sneaky about it, which mde us both chuckle. He typed in the question in his Google search bar,... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 