At my previous we used to have a sceince room. There were a lot of materials there for the teachers to use in their science program. It was great. Unfortunately my new school just doesn’t seem to have the same resources available. Each teacher has his or her own materials but we don’t have a […]

There are quite a few fundraising efforts happening at my school. Several teachers had started initiatives to raise money for field trips. As it stands there are about five classes involved in their own seperate fundraisers. I don’t know why but this really rubs me the wrong way. I just don’t feel like school is […]

It doesn’t feel right not going into school this morning. I can’t understand why we all have the day off. And everyone I’ve talked to can’t seem to understand why I’d argue against having a day off. I have my reasons though and I don’t think I am the only one. At least, I hope […]

I’m not a big fan of politics. Never have been. I just see all the money that is spent on these things and think that maybe it could have been better spent. I must admit that I don’t really get the whole American way of doing things. The election took two years to come to […]

I want to throw this one out there for your consideration. I know a lot of fathers have a hard time making ends meet. Getting to see the kids on the weekends is an expensive deal. The kids have to have all sorts of things at both places. Entertaining the kids also eats up whatever […]

I love my job. I really do. And I’m good at it. I get the kids in my class to work with each other, to cooperate, and show respect. I challenge them to live up to their own potential, to do their work, and always try their best. I haven’t had a day in my […]

Our Halloween celebrations at school last week were something else. They started after lunch with a costume parade. The entire school took part in it. Some parents even came with costumes. After that, we went over to “the haunted house” that some parent volunteers had set up. It was nice to see parents in the […]

For some reason I woke up an hour early yesterday. I looked at the clock and it read 06:15 hrs. I tried to go back to sleep but it just wasn’t happening. I was wide awake. I decided to get up early so I could get some work done before school. I must admit that […]

Most people know the difference between right and wrong. Sometimes we find ourselves doing things that we know in our hearts are wrong, but we can easily justify our actions. The problem is that we can rationalize anything. We’ve gotten quite good at it too. I should know. I find myself doing things that are […]