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A Farewell to Arms
I’ve been blogging in one form or another for the better part of twenty five years. I’ve written one so many topics and subjects - all...
The Long Way Round
We're coming up on the anniversary of when everything shut down, and we all went inside in hopes of containing this virus, slowing it...
Into the Great Wide Open
The title of this post references the Tom Petty Album of the same name that was released on July 2nd, 1991. The songs on the album...
The End of Time, Part 2
The title of this post is in reference to the final set of episodes of David Tennant as The Doctor and given my theme of using movie...
The End of Time, Part 1
The title of this post is in reference to the final set of episodes of David Tennant as The Doctor and given my theme of using movie...
Hold Fast
Teaching is hard. It is a challenging enterprise. Don’t take this as whining, mind you. Teaching should be hard. It should push,...
Know When to Hold 'Em
I love writing reflections on this blog - having been doing it for the better part of six years it allows me to look at the time from the...
The Five Most Important Words For Teachers
There’s an old adage in education that was once told to new teachers. It was, “Don’t smile until December”. The concept was that you...
Into The Mystic, Part II
I love creating blog headlines that connect to either songs, or movies. I also try and connect what I'm writing to the headline. Often,...
5/25 - The Last Lesson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4IA-Q4W5m0 It's my last 'lesson' with you as middle school students. I impart the need for love and why...
The Next Great Mayhaps
We all have a dream. It is that thing we all wish for, desire, and stop in wonder every so often to imagine us doing that one thing. We...
The End of Everything
Teaching is a complicated mess of ideologues, pedagogues, and demagogues. Across this great country are a panoply of public, private,...
Back on the Bike with a Vengeance
I've been spending some time reflecting back on the last six years (!) that have passed since January 2014 (post here) marked my return...
2019 Wasn't That Bad, Right?
In the theme of closing out the year, I've taken up a unintentional tradition since 2014 - writing a blog post to mark the end of the...
Once Upon a September
For those of us who were alive or conscious enough to witness it - there is a day in September in which we will pause in our...
What I Wish
What I wish to say to the teaching world as a whole is that we have lots of work to do. From being open and honest about the texts we...
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