I am not afraid. OK. I lie. I am afraid. But I am not afraid to be afraid. Huh? Fear can be debilitating. It can keep a person from moving forward and doing something. It's like when a spider crawls across the floor, and I jump up on the furniture and scream, and then I... Continue Reading →
Educational Rant- Tears
My job is hard. I am sitting at my desk in tears. And it is not the grading. It is not an overwhelming lack of time to do the tasks that I have to do. It is not the lesson planning or the lessons that flop. It is not the holding of my bladder for... Continue Reading →
Educational Rant #1
Educational rant: I have been watching some TED talks with Sir Ken Robinson. I have always felt that teachers need more power, but he puts it so well. These issues of standardization and testing and even the old school classroom pop up all the time. Ken addresses them adeptly. I have a theory: kids started... Continue Reading →
Educational Rant 