Category: sports
What The Game Gives
It would be unfair to say I wanted it more, but I sure wanted it a lot. I wanted them to win. For me it wasn’t about titles and moving
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I Hope My Sons Win Games This Season, but I Also Hope They Lose
All three of my sons have just started the fall soccer season. It’s a time of great excitement in my house. Everyone is excited about new teammates, new opportunities, new
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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.
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. […]