Irony Rising

Irony Rising

My husband – a teacher – read me an article today that I found so disturbing, and yet, if I think about it, so predictable. Except I manage always to be shocked. The article named a bill being proposed in the state of Florida that would require teachers to...
What Students Want (& Deserve)

What Students Want (& Deserve)

In a recent post I wrote about pedagogical moves that help build community in remote settings. To highlight some of the concepts, I included images of student responses to a few questions I asked them as a final “2021 Check-In” to assess their mood,...
Ready, Set, Pivot. Again.

Ready, Set, Pivot. Again.

Our first day back was deemed a Superintendent’s Conference Day so as to assess the impact of Covid not on our ability to teach, on students’ ability to learn, nor even on anticipated student attendance as per current infection, quarantine, and isolation...
Boundless, Bold, & Brave

Boundless, Bold, & Brave

I often think of January 2nd as a start date. The start date. The date new intentions are implemented, new dreams of yesterday are now beginning to manifest themselves into actions, movements, shifts. Today is the day I lay out my hopes, my thoughts, let them shift...
Aesthetic Force

Aesthetic Force

Aesthetic Force, defined: quite literally, the power of art to move you. Inclusive of moving your mind, your body, your thinking, your opinion, your policy, your perspective, your reception, your comprehension. To move one’s comprehension is to move their being. Their...