Annika wants to start her own blog and website. I'm not really sure how to help her do this, since I would want her website to be more private than most of the websites I've used. I'm sure I will be able to find something, but I don't know how I feel about this. When … Continue reading April 18: Internet Creation and Parenting
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April 7: Giant Fish
I was surfing around on the ol' social media and came across a video of a guy in a kayak catching an 8 foot sturgeon in Idaho. I was super excited to show Dak, but he was pretty unimpressed. I got kind of frustrated, because, here was a guy in a kayak catching a fish … Continue reading April 7: Giant Fish
April 4: Placeholder
I'm teaching some writing with my squirrelly 9th graders, and they can't seem to get the idea of skipping part that they aren't sure about yet. I tried to explain to them that writing an essay is not so much like running a race where you start at the beginning and end at the end, … Continue reading April 4: Placeholder
April 3: ACT day
Today was my first time helping out with the ACT at my new school and it was a different process than what I'd been doing up until now, which was kind of weird. The biggest thing was the lack of anything to engage my mind, aside from the weird things I noticed on the ceiling … Continue reading April 3: ACT day
April 2: CTE and Head Injuries
I think many of us have heard the stories about athletes who go through significant personality, mental, and emotional changes as a result of concussions. I have followed some of these stories from afar - the stories of football players who take their own lives and then their brains reveal CTE from repetitive brain injuries. … Continue reading April 2: CTE and Head Injuries
March 29: It’s going to be okay
On the way to school today, I listened to "Keep Ya Head Up" by Tupac and it's been in my head all day. Regular readers of this craziness will know that having songs stuck in my head is typical, but today it was the same song all day, I think. Which is different. But it … Continue reading March 29: It’s going to be okay
March 28: Middle School? Really?
Life threw a curveball today: it looks like I'm going to be teaching at the middle school for half the day next year. I've never taught middle school during the school year. The most I've done is: a) coach 8th grade girls soccer; and b) teach 8th grade summer school where I got to make … Continue reading March 28: Middle School? Really?
March 27: Resumes are Dumb
I just updated my resume because, hey, you never know when you might need it. I wish resumes could be more straight forward - like, I just want to know what I should put on it - and less redundant. When you apply for a job at most schools, they have a whole online process … Continue reading March 27: Resumes are Dumb
March 24: March for Our Lives
We woke up early today - up by 8 am - to go down to Harriet Island and march with kids from around the state to the capitol in support of common sense gun legislation. Dak dropped Anders and me off, and we met with kids and teachers from his school. We marched across the … Continue reading March 24: March for Our Lives
March 22: Hope Rollercoaster
I'm teaching Greek myths and the kids are reading and watching all sorts of different stories. One is the story of Pandora, and I keep thinking about how hope is the only thing left in the box after all the terrible things were let out into the world. It has a double meaning, it seems: … Continue reading March 22: Hope Rollercoaster
Adventures in Distraction 