All Names Are Fictitious

Doing What I Do

If you’re just going to remind me that I never finished that 2010 Rewind list that I was doing, don’t worry. I know all too well when I see that post just sitting there all bare bones in my drafts. I know, y’all. I know. Work has, like always, snapped me back to the reality [...]

Crossing The Line

Several weeks ago I was asked to be an adult participant at one of my former middle schools at their Challenge Day. I had dropped by the school a few weeks prior to Challenge Day and was asked if I would like to be a part of it. “What is it?” I asked the dean [...]

Bits of Paper

A few months back I was in a classroom visiting. Not at all an uncommon thing as I tend to make my rounds as regularly as my schedule allows. The more time I spend in the classroom, the more time I get to do the things I love most: interacting where learning is the focus. [...]

Typical Day. Typical American High School.

It was a whirlwind day and yet it was entirely typical of what happens at our high school. In most high schools, probably. I just thought it was worthwhile to put this day down as an official mark that this is what regularly happens. First thing in the morning my secretary called me on the [...]

Snippets of Students

I might argue that I have the best job in the world. I might also argue that I have a horrible job because it’s heart-wrenching on its worst days. There’s not always a great deal of appreciation for the work and it’s far more than what I normally discuss in general when talking about schools [...]


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