writeondadNov 13, 20163 min readFacing Fear Beats Facing RegretSuch a coward I am, some things are just too scary to ponder. And talking to my own sons about such a chillingly sad subject like suicide, t
writeondadNov 4, 20165 min readThe Way Home From HereI am a proud middle school teacher. I teach hard and high standardized test scores follow. Recently, our state ended the test for my...
writeondadOct 24, 20165 min readFitting in...Let’s face the obvious universal fact…middle school is hard. For those who can’t relate, great for you. For most of us, a smidge of a not qu
writeondadOct 20, 20163 min readGet mad...to make others happyI watched as their eyes glazed over. Even my animated, energetic, and at times silly, approach to teaching couldn’t save this one. I was...