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Angela Bassett will play me in the pilot episode....

If I am here, of course that means I am supposed to be somewhere else doing something more important. I should be grading papers. I could be writing reading responses back to my kids like I keep promising. I am always thinking of ways to cause as much Read More...

4th Grade has just left (or may leave in the future..or not) the building

Ahh, and yet another week is on the verge of beginning. How do I feel about it? Well, it is 9:30 on a Sunday night, and I am already searching for my paper bag to breathe into. No, seriously. I guess it is hard to imagine me, the most super cool teacher Read More...

For the Love of Bill...

I often talk of all the "specialness" at my school. There is the randomness of the Bills that wander through our halls. There is the up and down round and round relationship with the instructional coaches and administration. Teachers come and go like Read More...

The 10 Year Plan....

Yeah, so I know you have all been sweating bullets as you anticipated my blog about upcoming interviews for my new teammate. Or maybe you totally forgot about that as you celebrated your ability to pee and eat at random with the close of the school year. Read More...

The Realities of School Teachers Everywhere

Yeah, so I have been gone for about a week. I had a conference this past week. It was actually very good, and I took some things away from it that I will use in my classroom. On a different note, but still relating to the conference, I also took away Read More...

The Return...

I have been free from the school year for approximately 8 days now. Wow. Only eight days. Am I ready to go back yet? Nah.... What have I managed to accomplish? Well, I went to a family reunion and successfully managed to avoid organizing all the kids Read More...

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words...

We have all heard the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. As much as I talk about the "specialness" of my school, I think that you need to have a more vivid visualization of what exactly I am working with on a day to day basis. Most of the Read More...

Turtle Power!

Yeah, so it has been one of those sorts of days. Which of the following scenarios would describe an ideal Friday for you? a) All students work diligently and complete all tasks with a smile. b) Administration provides breakfast snacks and lunch for all Read More...

Tuesday....I mean Wednesday

Today was a very surreal day. In someways, it was quite typical and other ways totally random, but let's see if you find any humor in any of this... It starts with me being generally proud of myself for arriving to work on time. Generally, I am early, Read More...