A family BBQ is something really incredible with my family. After the funeral, and after the funeral lunch, of course the very next thing for…
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A family BBQ is something really incredible with my family. After the funeral, and after the funeral lunch, of course the very next thing for…
We left at 4 a.m. to make it to Chicago in time for a 10 a.m. funeral. My brothers and I were 3 of 25…
The equinox hit this afternoon, not long after I headed out of school. Though I’m not spinning any eggs in celebration 🥚, I have been…
It’s parent-teacher conference time, which means long days, but also some good opportunities to get on the same page as parents and catch up with…
…due to grades being due, our fourth wedding anniversary, a sunny weekend, and a backyard crying out for new bulbs to be planted. I’ll be…
This feels like a dirty secret, hidden from teacher’s lounge grousing, but here it is: I like grading. Not all grading – – I’m not…
(Another entry idea from The Daily Post’s 365 Days of Blog Prompts.) It’s been a long gauntlet to run (71 hours), but the week of…
I’ve seen the research on it, I preach to my students about it, and yet I’m just as guilty of it as ever: multitasking. The…
At the ripe old age of 8 years in the classroom, I’ve figured out that no one is truly happy in late February or early March:…
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An evening view that was enough to make me pause on the way out of school far later than I meant to stay. Longer slice…