Tag: teaching

• Pieces of Eight

  Apr 5

  Education has been my formal career for the last twenty-seven years—but teaching? That’s something I’ve been doing since.. geez I can’t even remember. Coaching, community art classes, day camps… if… more ›

• Kinder Chronicles, Room 3, 1974

  Mar 23

  Teacher’s log, Kinder Day 31 I used to think I was in charge. That illusion lasted exactly four minutes on the first day of school—right up until Little Tommy licked… more ›

• Fire and Grace

  Mar 17

  There are things that will make you angry. You’re human. It’s inevitable. Something, somewhere, sometime is going to piss you off. It’s going to happen. What really matters is how… more ›

• Bring Me Back a Rock

  Mar 13

  Being a teacher comes with certain perks. Among the best of them are the relationships you build with your students. Getting to know those little humans in progress can be… more ›

• NO SOUP FOR YOU!

  Mar 9

  I understand referrals. I really do. Anyone who has spent more than ten minutes in a classroom understands that sometimes a line gets crossed. A kid pushes too far, the… more ›

• The Quiet Language of Making: Where Creators Speak

  Mar 7

  I was contemplating something the other day. It came out of a very brief conversation with someone. Another writer. Just two sentences, really. Not much on the surface, but it… more ›

• We Don’t Travel Alone

  Mar 1

  Funny thing, that tradition of naming vessels… and now pieces of tech, pets, toys, nicknames for each other — even drinks. This thought seed was planted some time ago while… more ›

• Earned Perspective 

  Mar 1

  The calm that comes from having seen enough to know this moment isn’t the whole story. That’s a powerful phrase. Earned Perspective isn’t something you’re handed.It’s something you survive long… more ›

• Not Just Here, But HERE

  Mar 1

  It started as an observation. Not a complaint — at least I don’t think it was. Why do we write referrals for things that could be solved with a conversation?… more ›

• Internal Mayhem. External Excellence.

  Feb 26

  I’ve been told — by a handful of my closest souls — that they’ve often wondered how my brain is wired. How it works. “It’s not normal,” they say. I’ve… more ›

• A Conversation with That Guy in the Mirror

  Feb 26

  There are some days — not often — when I need expert advice. Or at least someone intelligent enough to argue with me without filing a complaint. It doesn’t happen… more ›

• Instructions Not Included

  Feb 26

  Parenting might be the only job on the planet where they hand you a freshly hatched human being and say, “Good luck,” and then just… leave. No orientation. No handbook.… more ›

• Anxiety: The Ultimate Inside Job

  Feb 25

  When Worst-Case Scenarios Go Rogue… and Happen Only in Your Head I heard this today and it stuck….made me laugh a little if I’m being honest. Anxiety is a conspiracy… more ›

• Factory Settings: Old Model — Advanced Operating System

  Feb 25

  I’ve mentioned my ADHD before. My over-caffeinated brain monkeys have made cameo appearances in more than a few of these pieces. For those who know me, you know I’m driven… more ›

• Yeah, I Told You So

  Feb 24

  There’s a side of being an educator we don’t talk about much. At least not in staff meetings. Maybe over coffee. Definitely in therapy. It’s not just about caring. It’s… more ›