From the Outside Looking In…

I am angry.  This video is worthy of another view.

This can be a very precarious time of the school year.  With only 15 school days or so left in the year, students and teachers alike often want to unwind and get into “coasting” mode through to the end of the year.  Danger.  And I can see the effects of this already.
In some classes I [...]

So, for the last few days I have been waking up early, despite being on Spring Break.  Painting, spring cleaning, organizing, shopping, these are all things I tend to do with much enthusiasm and energy early in the morning which allows me to hit the gym or have a more relaxing evening.
One of the beauties [...]

I wonder why some people become teachers.  When I visit classrooms and even when I enter other schools, it is crystal clear to those of us in administration that some teachers should not be where they are.  Some teachers complain when asked to do things that are part of their job description and throw a [...]

It was certainly an adventurous arrival!  I awoke at 4AM to get ready for my shuttle to the airport that was set to pick me up shortly after 5AM.  Well, they were on time!  It was a rather nice ride to the airport, as early as it was, and I was greeted at the departure [...]

Well, my knee is.  I just got back from the orthopedic surgeon and, after reviewing the x rays together, it is clear my left knee has a stress fracture.
What does that mean?  Well, a few things.  First, pain.  And lots of it.  Second, about three to four months of light activity with that leg.  I [...]

To those who really know me, this is a big deal.  I mean, I never go to the doctor…dentist, yes.  Doctor, no.
I have been in pain.  As much as I’ve tried to mask it, the pain has gotten too much for me to bear.  No, not talking about the pain I had previously written about [...]

Yup.  That is what they call it during the morning weather report.  I am here at home, getting ready for an all-day meeting away from the office, and all I can hear is the tapping of the freezing rain on the roof above me.  Right now I am nice and warm, sipping tea and munching [...]

Today was calm.  Eerily calm, as a matter of fact.  No, I am not complaining, just making an observation.  One thing that might contribute to the calmness in the school today is the fact that so many people are sick.  Me, I am still not feeling well, but today the entire office staff was out [...]

Today is the end of a very long week.  As I told a friend yesterday at dinner, the honeymoon period at work is over.  The parents are beginning to express their concerns, some valid, others just senseless complaints, about what is going on in the classrooms.  It has been a while since I have had [...]