As much as it pains me to say it, I've been converted! I've mocked my youngest daughter for her time spent in the Minecraft universe, "playing with blocks." I've taunted my oldest daughter about using her boyfriend's account to build... Continue Reading →
Over at Two Writing Teachers, they do a tremendous job of talking about ideas. Strategies, ideas, examples, and just good old fashioned writing, all of it helping us (me) to become better as we teach writing with our students. In a... Continue Reading →
Three hundred blogs posts. That's a lot of writing, a lot of words, a lot of hot air for sure! I've written about poop, technology, teaching, family, highs, lows, and many other things in between. What am I most proud... Continue Reading →
As I wrote the title, it gave me the "first present of Christmas" vibe, from The Polar Express. It's hard to believe that 2015 is over in 12 hours. Looking back on this blog, the volume of writing continues to go... Continue Reading →
My family, wife and two daughters, are all musically inclined. My wife and I both performed in high school, band and choir, and actually met in the college choir. We've passed this love of music along to our daughters, both... Continue Reading →
Yup, December 2 for the "Welcome December" blog post. Bah humbug! 🙂 As I think about December a couple of things jump out: I must be getting old, because it seems like school just started and we are in the... Continue Reading →
As another week winds down, I find myself at a loss for writing topics. I'm not a hugely creative person to begin with, so sometimes, that struggle is real! However, sometimes, it's just the idea that you are keeping on... Continue Reading →
Parent teacher conference week always offers up some good thoughts for blog topics, so thank you for bearing with another blog. It seems that so many times topic are lightening bolts that are there and gone in a flash. Conferences... Continue Reading →
Sorry, it's a Wednesday, I was at school by 6:30 AM the last three days, leaving school last night at 8:15 because of conferences and maybe I'm writing because I'm a bit sleep deprived. I got here this morning and... Continue Reading →
