I'm super tired and it's way past my bed time because I was out coaching until the wee hours of the night. This is a little bit of a cop-out, but today I'm going to spend about five minutes writing about stuff I like because it makes me feel happy right before bed, especially after … Continue reading January 9: Stuff I Like

I've been reflecting a lot about debate norms, behaviors, and exclusivity (as I wrote about a few days ago). I've also been grading essays as best as I can in-between all the other important things. In teaching, we are as transparent about expectations as we can be - I use rubrics and I teach specific … Continue reading January 8th: Judge Consistency: Questioning the Squo

Today I slept in until almost 11, then ate breakfast and went back to bed until 2:30. I recently read this article about sickness behavior that said that when you get sick, the germs not only make you sniffle and ache, but they make you anti-social and tired; essentially, we are meant to go into … Continue reading January 7: One Week Blogiversary

Debate sections: day two. I was at school for almost 12 hours, but I know others were there longer. Annika came up to hang out at the tournament around noon, so that made the day a bit lighter. She likes to hang out at debate tournaments; she is a great ballot runner and checker, she … Continue reading January 6: Squo day two

Today was debate sections, so I was at school for 13 hours and thinking pretty hard the entire time. This will maybe be short because I'm at the end of my thinking day, but I am still tense from feeling uncomfortable with the Ol' Boys Club and toxic masculine communication that pervades debate culture. Then, … Continue reading January 5: Toxic Squo

Today I did a lot of stuff. A LOT. Bear with me with this list because it's not a "look at how great I am" list. It's an honest accounting of major things I did today. Got to school at 7:30 a.m. and met with a teacher briefly to talk plans, then I met with … Continue reading January 4: Guilt and Absolution