Reality Check: We Are All Replaceable
Today I learned via social media that a person had been hired to replace me in the position from which I resigned in early October. It came on the heels…
Category: responsibility
Slice of Life Tuesday: Thoughts on Waste
Recently, my son bought an iPad for his artwork. It was part of a deal we made when he agreed to create a mural on the outside wall of a…
A Piece of Advice: Stay out of your college student’s class issues.
In a little over 9 months, our youngest son will head off to college. We’ve been through this twice before with his two brothers. Our oldest headed off to college…
We need the village. We do.
Monday evening I was at parent-teacher conferences. My youngest son is a senior in high school and is currently involved in a large solo art project in a nearby community. …
Key Phrases of Life
Teachers who post to the Slice of Life blog forum offered by TwoWritingTeachers.org pick their one little word (OLW) in January to guide them forward in the coming year. I…
Running the Race (of Life)
What’s the difference between a 100m dash and a marathon? Nothing. You have to train for both. One requires speed and one requires endurance. If you cannot get out of…
Getting Ready for a Puppy!
It is a Friday at the end of August. You can imagine how busy it is, even if you don’t have students headed back to school. I had the day…
A Real Slice of Life: Wear Your Boots!
Very often I write about something that is on my mind, something that concerns me, or something I treasure. This includes my gardens, the state of education in the U.S., …
