Today is 27 years since the Challenger explosion. I was in eighth grade science class. Our teacher turned on the TV so we could all watch the historic liftoff. Yes, we were the jaded junior high kids, but we all felt a sense of pride as we watched the ignition, watched the rocket as itContinue reading “In Memoriam”
Tag Archives: learning
What’s to Love?
So why is it, exactly, that I have taught for almost 18 years now without fear of burnout? I consider this week, a week so crazy I think it took me until Thursday before I had a real planning time longer than 15 minutes. A week so nuts that I was up every night lateContinue reading “What’s to Love?”
Happy New Year: Finding Resolution
As a self-professed blonkie (read: blog junkie; yeah, you can trademark me on that one), I’ve cruised around to various posts listing new plans and resolutions for 2013. So, of course, that set my mind spinning about what I could bring to the party. I confess there was something getting in the way, though. ThereContinue reading “Happy New Year: Finding Resolution”
Getting in the Game
I confess, I drove to hockey tonight with trepidation. Last time was fun, but I did spend the whole time trying to re-learn how to skate. As much as I know that learning takes time, and as much as I’m ready to do what it takes to build my skills, I worried how many timesContinue reading “Getting in the Game”
Where the Time Goes
So now that the school year has hit, my schedule and routine has slowly gotten back to its rhythm. Which means that so many of the things I made time for during the summer have just gone away. Today, I was just thinking how disappointed I was in myself. After all, over the summer IContinue reading “Where the Time Goes”
Soapbox: The Way I see Things 