SCTeachers – fields of poppies

Slushie to the face!

Wow – what a way to end a brutal 10 work hour day. Tonight after a day of teaching, an afternoon of coaching, and an evening of parenting teenagers – my other half seemed to be having some philosophical questions as to the purpose, and perhaps futility, of parenting and vented them my way: “WhatContinue reading “Slushie to the face!”

Simply, love the child.

So, as District Teacher of the Year (DTOY) I was given several opportunities to address all the teachers in the district. This particular occasion was the summer institute – the 2 first days of summer for the kids. Every year these are optional staff development days immediately following the end of the school year. Well,Continue reading “Simply, love the child.”