Back At ItIt’s hard going back. Everybody’s tired. Teachers are tired, students are tired. It’s tough getting back in a routine.Mar 23, 2021Mar 23, 2021
It’s Spring BreakAnd apparently, that means I’m taking the week off from writing much. Monday I had off from work to recuperate from my vaccine, Tuesday was…Mar 19, 2021Mar 19, 2021
ClassificationsYears ago, a friend and I talked about what our classes would look like if each kid was a different kind of animal. We had so much fun…Mar 16, 2021Mar 16, 2021
Sunday Was Not a Day to PostI got vaccine number two on Saturday afternoon. Sunday I woke up fairly fine, my right shoulder felt like there was a school bully pinching…Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
It’s Okay to Be Wrong if You’re Cool About ItIt’s always fine to not know the right answer. But if the right answer is not important, it’s not fine not to double check. That’s not very…Mar 13, 2021Mar 13, 2021
It’s Star Wars DayNothing special to report. I’m just awake too late because I fell asleep when I was watching the Maltese Falcon, so technically it’s…Mar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021
Everybody Is InnovatingMy school district uses the Marzano model to rate teachers. Every year, we stress and worry about whether we’re going to get enough…Mar 10, 2021Mar 10, 2021
Dreams Are for Havin'Today, we were watching a biography of Sally Ride, and taking about the concept of glass ceilings, as the term came up twice in the video.Mar 9, 2021Mar 9, 2021
Mondays, Right?It isn’t news that Mondays have a bad reputation. Studies, blog posts, morning news anchors(in that slanted human interest story way of…Mar 8, 2021Mar 8, 2021
If You Could Do MagicSo what if magic was real? Like honest to goodness reality bending stuff? If you could do that? What would you want to do? I think about…Mar 6, 2021Mar 6, 2021