school – fields of poppies

Summer 2022 is almost gone but my to do list isn’t finished.

August 7, 2022 I am grateful that when I tore my ACL abroad that I did not break anything else the multiple times I fell as I continued to walk 5-7 miles a day. I tore it on the plane ride over, but when school starts it will be because… I tore my ACL inContinue reading “Summer 2022 is almost gone but my to do list isn’t finished.”

a good day

I know many details have been left out as I sit exhausted at this computer tonight. That young man, the one I helped so many years ago – helped me tonight.

Dear New Teachers:

Dear new teachers, We need you. This difficult job will reward you in many ways. Please stick with it, even when you want to quit – it does get easier. Well, not easier, but you figure out how to be better at it and find balance. Our nation faces a crisis in the classroom. WeContinue reading “Dear New Teachers:”

Please Pull Up To The Cone.

Each day on my morning drive I encounter three schools – elementary, middle, and high. My commute spans four to twelve minutes, depending on the parents in the other cars. The days of dropping off at the elementary school ended a few years ago. I will save those days for another post. Now, my youngestContinue reading “Please Pull Up To The Cone.”