Climbing Back Up the Mountain

Basketball and baseball season completely derailed this little side project.  Here’s to hoping I can get my act together and stay on top of throwing my thoughts into the ring.  A little motivation came from this post.
This line especially:
I know that as educators we never ever can stop learning…
What percentage of teachers actually think this [...]

The Presidency…

Today is a historic day. No doubt about it. Many words have been and will be written about this exact day. However, quite a few of those words will be filled with snark and jokes about our former leader, George W. Bush. If this is a time of hope and change, [...]

Teaching Handwriting?

Being an elementary teacher, the question of whether or not we should teach handwriting occasionally comes up. Actually, it came up this year for our 3rd and 4th grade teachers, as they were handed a new curriculum that required 80 minutes a week to teach handwriting. To me, that doesn’t make a lot [...]

Live Blog

Just had the idea hit me to live blog our high school basketball games for our school website. Cover It Live works great, why not use it? Now, I wonder if I can work in some pay?

Recognition

Recognition.  No matter how vague or discreet the recognition is, we all love it. My Curriculum Director actually sent my name to two different districts this week in response to inquiries about a state sponsored math project.  This may not sound like a big deal, but I’ve been openly critical of our local curriculum.  Here [...]

Redemption

Had a bad afternoon. It happens.
Saved it the last two days by knocking them out of the park.

Great Morning, Terrible Afternoon

Yesterday we had a couple of inches of snow falling all day.  Obviously, the students start thinking snow day (as do teachers).  We weren’t that lucky. Now, I understand the students are worked up and not exactly engaged.  Set up a lesson with a math game to introduce coordinates for my math class, went great.  [...]

Results Based Pay

School policy and educational policy are two very hot topics in the United States at this time. There are many reasons why and I don’t have to say much more than testing or accountability to name a few. However, before I begin I will say a large part of the controversy is the [...]

Here. We. Go.

Here we go. I’ve got too many things going through my head. I need to get them out, no matter how crazy they sound or how poorly typed they become. Try working in an elementary school for a year, you’ll know exactly how I feel. Some of the thoughts will be [...]