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 →
Daily writing promptWhat do you enjoy most about writing?View all responses I've written about this a couple of times during the Two Writing Teachers Slice of Life they offer for educators on Tuesdays. It's actually good for me to remember... Continue Reading →
It's been a good day. Slow to get up, went to school to rearrange my room, got home to watch the Iowa Women's Basketball team win against Ohio State, and now this. I'll pick from yesterday's post. I had 15... Continue Reading →
Today was a day. #yesitwas Yesterday was a day. I've missed my first Challenge blog in at least 5 years and I had some tough conversations with students. Yesterday, I told my students I would not be in their school... Continue Reading →
Just some random thoughts for this fine Tuesday So, what if..... we could get humans to Mars, what would we find? We watch CNN10 on Tuesdays and Thursdays (more since Ukraine was invaded), and they've talked about commercial space travel... Continue Reading →
Three things for today since it got late on me: The Good: Kids were silly today and it was just fine by me. Sometimes, you have to laugh with them rather than get on their case. They looked happy to... Continue Reading →
As I wrote on Saturday, we drove through a thunderstorm and avoided a much stronger storm that was producing tornadoes. #yikes Today, we had a snow day. And out of the blue. No school. #WHAT Welcome to Iowa. However, a... Continue Reading →
Me, I played "Santa the Barbarian", reading the introduction to a song played by our sixth grade band. Never a dull moment in the life of a middle school teacher!
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 