In late July, I was sitting in the cardboard box in a warm dark corner of a classroom, waiting for my owner to arrive. This is my 20th year of sitting in the box during the summer months, waiting for
Read More
No One Puts State 48 in the Corner!
While walking my dog one morning, I bumped into a fellow teacher who lives in my neighborhood. She happened to be my student teacher four years ago, and when we worked together, she was full of hopes and dreams of
Read More
No One Puts State 48 in the Corner!
While walking my dog one morning, I bumped into a fellow teacher who lives in my neighborhood. She happened to be my student teacher four years ago, and when we worked together, she was full of hopes and dreams of
Read More
Finish Strong
I have a confession to make- it’s been six months since I have been at my gym. Yes, in the past six months I have moved to a new house farther away from the facility, moderately strained my back, and
Read More
When the Batteries Die
My Swedish grandmother had an important role in my childhood, and when I think of her or see her picture, I am flooded with a lot of fond memories. One of my favorite memories was when she would bounce me
Read More
Teacher Robot
Have you ever been stuck? I mean… physically STUCK? I had that unpleasant experience when I was a child, running and playing in a muddy bog (next to some lakes) in southwest Washington. The rain-saturated ground looked deceivingly solid, but
Read More
The Teacher You Left Behind
Hi, it’s me. Lisa. The teacher you left behind. I’m picking up the pieces of what you’ve started, what you’ve not started and should have, and the relationships you abandoned. Yep, can you hear the frustration in my words? I
Read More
The Power of Writing: A Story of Woes and Whoas
When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a writer when I grew up. I would read “Little Women,” “Black Beauty,” and the “Anne of Green Gables” books, dreaming of when my first book would be published. I
Read More
My Classroom, My Circus
How many times does an educator feel like they are working in the midst of a circus? The job description of teachers should include the role of juggler. On any given day, good or bad, a teacher has several balls,
Read More