Photo by Alice Dietrich on Unsplash Lately, we have seen many stories on the shortages in schools and districts. From cafeteria workers...

Photo by Nicolò Canu on Unsplash I started teaching in 1994. In those days, the amount of homework given determined the “rigor” of the...

Photo by Robert Collins on Unsplash Friday afternoon was gorgeous. The sun was shining and a cool breeze was blowing. The grass and...

Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash It’s all over the news. Teachers are retiring, changing professions, and just plain...

Photo Credit: Folco Masi on Unsplash Teachers are exhausted. After a year of constant struggle, we were all looking forward to a normal...

Photo Credit: Michael Dziedzic on Unsplash Within the past 18 months, our world has changed dramatically. We have all had to pivot or...

Photo Credit: NeONBRAND on Unsplash What have we learned from our year of chaos? We have certainly learned that all students cannot learn...

Photo Credit: Randy Tarampi on Unsplash I am sitting here on Friday afternoon right now wishing for the day to end. I have a long to-do...

Photo credit: Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash Twitter is currently all abuzz with teachers requesting contributions for their school supply...

Photo credit: Nguyen Khanh Ly on Unsplash So many of us, educators and parents alike, were hoping for a “normal” return to school this...

Photo Credit: Nikko Macaspac on Unsplash “Mom, I am still so exhausted, “ I said after 2 full weeks of my summer vacation. “Well, you...

Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos are launching themselves into space this month. Branson and Bezos did not achieve success by “following...

When my school announced the plan to move from a virtual to a hybrid teaching model last fall, I was apprehensive. One of my colleagues,...

Over the course of the past year, I have heard the phrase, “a failure of imagination” replayed over and over in news and expert...

Change. We all know it must happen. How we teach our children now is no longer suited for citizens of the future. Yet, most schools...

Written: July 13, 2021 Screaming. Laughing. Running. Tackling. Singing. Playing. And then silence. Silence for months. Teaching from a...

An Experienced Educator's Perspective Photo Credit: Zhuo Cheng on Unsplash Who came up with the idea of teaching bimodally this year? ...