Why Be Normal When You Can Be Weird?
I am so sick of normal. I see my own boys struggle to stray away from the norm and it seems they always want to see what everyone else is
Read MoreYear: 2018
Why my child plays competitive sports…
I have been asked recently about why I spend the time and funds I do for my son to play soccer. Last night that was answered. My son’s team lost.
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Just an Average Teacher at Best….
By traditional standards I am an average teacher at best. My students don’t have the highest test scores or make the highest grades. I make mistakes in front of them,
Read MoreThe VOICES of THOSE KIDS
During preservice a few years ago, I ran into a group of new teachers at lunch. We had a brief conversation about where we worked. When they heard where I taught, a PRTF (Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility), one of the teachers said, “Good for you. I couldn’t work with THOSE kids.” I said, “You do realize when THOSE kids leave […]
Learning is Not Closed
Changing aren’t coming. They’re here. Everything is changing. Again. Hard decisions were made in most of our communities. Precautions and restrictions and shut downs. Quarantines and capacities and illnesses. I know emotions are high and opinions are all over the place. Not everyone agrees or understands. Some will make the transition relatively easily and some it’s going to hit hard. […]