It seems that over the past several years, going back to No Child Left Behind, we have increasingly started using the phrase “Failure is Not an Option.” My question is why are we allowing students to be stuck in this mode? What happened to being able to make a mistake …
It’s my fault…I should have done a lot more of this earlier, but for the first time in my teaching career, I have been actively following all of the different items in my legislature. I have emailed and tweeted different politicians this year for the first time. I participated in …
Monday March 31st was amazing, the strength of the voices from all different aspects of education, from students, to parents, to teachers, to legislators was amazing. I cannot adequately put into words how great it was to hear from all who had the opportunity to share. So here is the rally …
I love my school and the community that supports it and nothing shows the strength of that relationship more than SWINE Week. SWINE Week is an annual fundraising week that truly shows all of the things that cannot be assessed when looking at public education. We have brilliant student artists …
The last paragraph in an editorial located on NewsOk.com: Rally or bust Snow and ice meant two more days out of school this week for thousands of Oklahoma students, who now await word as to when those days will be made up. There is one date that won’t be used by many …
I know…this sounds all touchy feely. Well it is! A little background info on me: I am a Husband, Dad, Teacher, Coach, EdTech Junkie, and always looking forward. The always looking forward issue is both good and bad, I want to be a teacher on the edge (in a good …
Before I get to far into this post: I am not the best writer and I am not normally one to get really active politically as a teacher. I just don’t have time…I know that I should call/email/fax/smoke signals with my elected leaders but who has time with all of …