Educational Rant- voice I chat with my students a lot.  I listen to them.  They have a lot to say.  Yeah, teenagers, of course, they have a lot to say,  you may think.  They have ideas.  They have opinions.  They are actually pretty good at thinking outside the box.   I have a theory about this.... Continue Reading →

Educational Rant- collaboration I have to go to mentoring meetings.  As a mentee.  Never mind that I have been teaching for 20+ years.  Because I am new in the district Where I currently work I am considered a “new” teacher.  I hate these meetings.  I hate being talked to and instructed at.  We also have... Continue Reading →

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Let's talk about creativity.  There is a great TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson where he talks about how public education kills creativity.  I like to think of myself as creative.  As a teacher, I try to be creative.  I try to mix things up and keep things interesting.  As a teacher, this is necessary... Continue Reading →

I usually write from the teacher's perspective. Today is the parent's.  I am the mother of 4.  Maybe because I am also a teacher I am very aware of the education my children are getting.  I care about their education.  A LOT.  I worry about it.  I stress about it.  I wonder about it.  I moved away... Continue Reading →

I hit the wall today.  No.  Literally, I hit the wall.  OK.  Not literally, I didn't actually hit the wall.  I kicked it.  So, I kicked the wall today.  I feel like an idiot now that I think about it, but I had reached my limit.  It took all I have to not walk out... Continue Reading →