On Crises
I really doubt that anyone would argue with me if I were to say that we are in a crisis.…
A Call For Transparency
“A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.” – Dalai Lama When schools began opening…
Thank You Medical Staff
Today, 11/25/2020, at 8:09 am, I typed “frontline workers COVID” in my Google Chrome search. The following stories came up,…
Departure
There wasn’t much else for me to say. I was resigning. The principal came to my room, stood behind my…
What’s Working Online
I, like so many teachers across the country, am still teaching online. My district has made the decision that we…
Four Practices Worth Carrying Forward
I have 11 desks in my classroom and zero periods in which they are all filled. Normally, I would have…
All I ever really needed to know about teaching I learned in elementary school.
All I ever really needed to know about teaching I learned in elementary school. The luckiest thing to ever happen…
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…
The Little Things
Teaching is tough these days. No doubt about it. This blog post is not intended to minimize the very real…
