Listening is not the same as hearing. To listen we have to turn off the inner voices that are already thinking of how we will respond. Listening is finding the rhythm of the speaker's voice. Listening is caring about what they are saying. This couldn't ...
Are you proud to be a teacher? I'm not talking about politics. I talking about teaching. Just teaching. Don't color this conversation with controversial topics or innuendoes. It's a simple question. Are you proud to be a teacher? Depending ...
Finally! Summer is here. No summer school for me. Just endless days of bliss. No alarm to disturb my dreams. No schedule to steal my time. Just summer days. We enjoy our time and the opportunity to spend time with family and friends. We bask in the ...
So much has happened in the past year that the joy of teaching seems to be disappearing. Hiding behind distance learning platforms and mountains of stress. Teachers who want to be in the classroom have been pitted against those who elect to continue distance learning. Politics ...
Who doesn't love snow days? Let's be real. I think I enjoy them as much, if not more, than my students. Snow in the forecast? The call would go out for all teachers to do the snow dance. Wake up to a white world and you listen for the phone to ring ...
