Real Life and Other Randomness

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the hardest parts of teaching. It was tough to write because I did not want it to be seen as negative ...

Dear Students, Several weeks ago, you asked me what the hardest part of being a teacher was. I desperately wanted to blurt out that "...

Yesterday, my students were taking a quiz in class. I sat at my desk, responding to an email. Typically, students hear the typing of compute...

In my classroom, I try to follow just a few guidelines every day: 1. Don't speak in anger. 2. Never shy away from a teachable mome...

I coached at my junior high for 13 years, and if there's one thing I learned in all that time it's this: when the End Times arrive, ...

This was my writer's response topic for my classes last week. I gave it to them on the day I was assigning them to new seats and ne...

My friend, Courtney, has been my friend, Courtney, for 18 years now. Today, she has been my friend, Courtney, for half of her life. We'v...