Hope
Our school dismissed students early on Friday afternoon. The idea was to give teachers additional time to prepare for…
Tag: Motivation
Expecting the Worse
There are many days when this job seems impossible. The days seem long and hard, plot twists revealing things you’ve…
Still Undefeated
It’s much easier to resist change. To work around it. To wait it out. To simply ignore and hope…
Stop Editing
As children we were willing to sing, dance, and sneak into bed with a colander in our pants, but…
The Code
“The code is more what you call guidelines than actual rules.” -Barbossa (Pirates of the Caribbean) Guidelines are great.…
Kids Make Mistakes
Kids make mistakes. And oftentimes it’s because they can’t regulate their emotions. An angry outburst or a moment of…
Better
I typically don’t look forward to the fanfare of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. For me, it…
Thankful for…
This week, we will take time away from our students and classrooms to celebrate and give thanks with family…
Gray is My Favorite Color
The system would have you believe that there is a right way and a wrong way to do things.…
The Snow Shoveler
I once went on a job interview scheduled for 8am at a school with which I was unfamiliar. The forecast…