Baja Lessons…Pause Versión en inglés y español incluida
Something about Baja speaks to me. I think it’s a little bit of everything – the people, the land, the ocean, the sunshine, the adventures, the food, and yes, the
Read MoreMonth: March 2019
And Now It’s Day 34…
Day 1 was about survival. It sounds a little dramatic, but it really was all about life or death for me. I just wanted to wake up from surgery. I
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THOSE KIDS: The One Who Changed Everything
That one interaction changed the way I teach. It changed everything. The student wasn’t a good student and most of the time was difficult to even like. He was one of THOSE
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. […]