Christmas with COVID
It’s almost here…Winter Break (you thought I was going to say Christmas)! Yes, Christmas too. Like most others, this is…
Urgency vs. Importance
We landed in Kwajalein Atoll after two weeks in quarantine. With no grading, planning, or teaching, I was tasked with…
Why I Should Take a Break from Social Media
Well, folks. We have almost made it to the end of this never-seen-before type of semester. (I am not going…
Remote Teaching Is Not the Showstopper Challenge
Please don’t judge me… I have watched a lot of television since March. To clarify, I have watched a ridiculous…
A First Year Like No Other
This year we hired 40 new teachers to our district. Actually, this year we are continuing to hire “40 plus”…
Whiplash
We lasted nine days. On the ninth day, my principal walks into my room, and discretely says to me, “I…
From Survival to Action
The Election is over…..FINALLY! We have survived another cycle of the democratic process. I hope you have been able to…
What’s Working Online
I, like so many teachers across the country, am still teaching online. My district has made the decision that we…
Snapshot of a Silent Classroom
For the first time ever in my career, you can walk into my classroom almost any time these days and it…
How Can We Work Together?
Another election season has come and gone, and it was another season of vitriol and divisiveness pitting one group against…
