One of the most important things that American citizens have it the right to vote – without having to worry about how you vote (think North Korea). This very important right is treated as something that people only worry about doing if they have the time. MAKE TIME! Why? Because …
Coming up very soon is the next general election in the state of Oklahoma so lets take a few minutes and talk about how important it is to have the right to vote. In several countries around the world, people get to “choose” who their leaders will be. Some of …
I teach and am proud to do so. At the risk of being just a little self-serving – I think I am pretty damn good at it! I try super hard to form relationships with my students. To really get to know them. To understand them and what is going …
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 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 …