Daily writing promptName your top three pet peeves.View all responses Everyone has pet peeves. We are human. And with that humanity comes the ability to be annoyed by dumb, ridiculous, ignorant, or otherwise useless things. Ain't be human grand? So,... Continue Reading →
Last weekend, camped in Newton Hills State Park, just outside of Canton, SD. We took a half day off from school and drove out Friday afternoon. It's a great park out in the middle of nowhere. #whatareyoudoing Our nephew got... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat brings you peace?View all responses That's a very good question, WordPress! A very good one indeed. There are things that, over time, have changed, but there are a few constants in all the chaos that happens during... Continue Reading →
I had nothing today to write about. Thanksgiving was exhausting. I don't feel like I got much of a "break" because we seemed to be getting ready or in the car. The students returned with A LOT of energy, more... Continue Reading →
This year has been a struggle. Between legislators who claim we have a "sinister agenda" to other legislators lining up for a photo with students, promoting an ultra-conservative group in high schools to bills about jailing teachers, we Iowans aren't... Continue Reading →
Note: This was my blog on our Kidblog for this week! I will be adding to it on this blog, but you'll get the general idea! 🙂 Last week, I did NOT follow through on two of my three big... Continue Reading →
I just finished the article, "How to Streamline the Writing Process and Save Time" by David Gywn, a writer on Medium. My struggle with topics has been well documented, and this has given me things to think about! Side note,... Continue Reading →
I am trying to be positive, I am. I had my cranky girls in my homeroom do so some good work this morning. I was feeling going about my next hour class until I had a student tell me to... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 