“A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; Faust “Let them have a laugh at their passions, because what they think is some grand emotional energy is in reality just their souls scraping against
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Shifting Spotlight
“You are going to feel weird all year long,” a teacher said to me at the beginning of the year in my new position as Instructional Support Teacher. Like many veteran teachers trying to impart the wisdom they have gained
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Math Teachers Summer Reading Fun
Some months ago in Content Reading As Teacher Self-Care I wrote that counterintuitive as it sounds, reading in our content areas, in addition to our normal workload, can amount to self-care. That’s because reading a good content book can reconnect
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Rivers, Vulnerability and Bridges
I serve as Elementary Team Lead and facilitate our team meetings. It comes as no surprise that teachers cannot teach what they do not know. Therefore I do my best to ensure our Professional Learning Community Meetings (PLCs) provide opportunities
Read MoreRead the Fine Print
Always read the fine print: 1. We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. 2. We believe marriage is ordained by God, and joins one man and one woman in a single union. These
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Encouraging Words for the Newest Teachers
Dear New Teacher, I am sure you have heard many teachers in your college classes, your mentor teacher, or even friends of yours who may have graduated college before you talk about how difficult the first year of teaching is.
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A Small Tribute to Maria Montessori
While reading about Dr. Maria Montessori’s life, I became curious about her relationship with America. Her initial interactions with the presidential elite suggested that she was poised to provide the blueprint for the American education system. Then, it fizzled out.
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I Made It. I’m still here.
Do you know why birds sign just before dawn? Scientists believe it’s to tell their mate they made it through the night, as a way of saying, “I’m still here.” Maybe that’s why we sing too-as a way of
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Behind the Curtain
My favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz, and this week I was thinking about it. Specifically, the scene where Dorothy and her companions get to meet the Wizard, only to see he is actually a con-man. “Pay no attention
Read MoreWhat Do You Do with That?
One of the greatest cruelties of capitalism is its view of utility. All too often, and in almost every sphere of activity, we are conditioned to produce. We no longer recognize any significance in the ding an sich – Kant’s
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