Friday, March 12, 2021

Do your students know you care? Do they know you expect them to "be someone"?

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  “Teachers affect eternity, no one can tell where their influence stops.” As we look towards the end of this school, it is amazing to think...
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

An Open Letter to the Teacher We Met Working At Target!

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  Dear First Year Teacher Working at Target,  I hope you never lose the sparkle in your eye! You inspired us today! The high temperature in ...
Sunday, September 13, 2020

Our Teachers Are Awesome. I know, I live with one.

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    I am so proud of all the educators I know.   Teachers all over the country have started or will start their school year very soon.  In m...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020

1st Day of School: "Get them fed and get them home safe?"

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The first day of school….   Every year, I always say, “If the kids get fed and get home, it has been a great 1 st day.”  Well that phrase i...
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

What can educators learn from Kobe?

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I need to say right up front that Kobe was not my favorite basketball player.  It may be my age, but I always was, and always will be, a ...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Students as Curriculum Designers? Why not ask the experts?

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I was asked this week about some ways to empower students.  It seemed pretty simple at first, but upon reflection, I wondered if some of t...
Sunday, August 12, 2018

A - F rankings, Why I still don't agree with them, but now I feel guilty about it!

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About a year and a half ago, somewhat out of frustration, I posted the blog below about my own kids' experience at schools that somehow ...
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