It is testing time.  All over the place states across the nation test students in public schools.  I feel like the whole academic year has been about testing.  My students have been pulled out of classes repeatedly throughout the school year for tests.  Now, at the end of the year is the big kahuna of... Continue Reading →

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 →