Tonight was the last class of a Technology class I've been taking after school. I've learned a lot and it's definitely pushed me to try things I wouldn't otherwise have tried, but that have been effective. Tonight, though, it taught me a much more difficult lesson, or maybe I should say it reminded me of … Continue reading May 8: Frustrated Student
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April 24: Perfectionism
I don't think I'm a total perfectionist - I've seen way worse - but there are some things that I can't stand to leave uncorrected or unperfected. One of those things is design - I hate when fonts aren't quite right, or the edges don't quite line up correctly, or the space is uneven, or … Continue reading April 24: Perfectionism
April 23: I don’t know
Annika saw me setting up to write. She asked me, "what's gonna be the title today?" And I responded, "I don't know." She looked at me for a beat, then looked down at my phone as I typed the title, then laughed. "Really!?" "Yeah." "What are you going to write about that?" "Don't know. Probably … Continue reading April 23: I don’t know
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
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 26: Children’s Media
I have been surrounded by children's media and entertainment for far too long. Being a parent kind of means spending a lot of time reading picture books and then elementary chapter books. As I write, I'm listening to the Wow in the World podcast with Annika, which is telling a bunch of really cheesy robot jokes … Continue reading March 26: Children’s Media
Adventures in Distraction 