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 →
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 →
It's the final Tuesday, the final Slice of Life for the year. #uhoh It's been a year, that is for sure, so we'll see where this blog goes. The only thing I am sure of is the thankfulness I feel... 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 →
My students are going to write about this topic, so I thought that I'd write about it too as they are watching me right now. This will be fun! 🙂 The first word I'd use to describe myself is quiet.... Continue Reading →
Hello my wonderful (and patient) readers. I really didn't plan on a three-week hiatus. I really didn't. My writing was spotty, but wow, three weeks?? Good grief! And people kept reading! 🙂 Anyway, today in class, we watched Angela Maiers'... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 