Last year, I had a little one in my Kindergarten class. And when I say little, I mean little. You know, the ones that weigh 30 lbs and...

All parents want their kids to be ready for the ocean of physical, social/emotional, and academic expectations that are an inevitable...

I've never been real good at answering questions about what I want. "Where do you want to go to dinner?", "What do you want to do...

"So folks poured their wide, juicy selves into those narrow, arbitrary glasses because that was what was expected. Many lived lives of...

Batman. Spiderman. Wonder Woman. Whereas superheros have transended time, the idea of teachers as "superheros" is relatively new. I...

Last year I was hosting a virtual baby shower for a friend. I was looking for pictures of "cute babies" for a game . When I typed the...

Today I was in a mood. As it often does when I feel this way, my brain runs back to my kindergarten classes to escape the current...

SuziQ. You know who she is. There is at least one in every class. Little round moon face, pink cheeks, saucer sized brown eyes and...

School ended June.. 11ish. As usual, I cried, laughed and was filled with gratitude for the children that had been entrusted to me this...

This school year was soul sucking. We had everything possible thrown at us. But we made it. And so did our kids. I don't care when...

70's music. Dancing in a boot and surgical shoe. Slow breakfast. Is there anything better on a Sunday during the summer... maybe...

Last Sunday I was folding my laundry, Marie Kondo style. It felt good. It was a simple task in which I could control the outcome, which...

As teachers it's important to protect ourselves from social media posts.

Some things to think about as teachers as we move towards returning to school in the fall.

"I'm sorry," is a great place to start a healing conversation, but maybe we can do more.

Unpacking after a trip is important. Unpacking yourself as a person and a teacher is even more so.

As educators we need to get to August together. Let's be aware of how posting and sharing negatively on social media impacts this.

During the COVID pandemic, we teachers have had to learn how to teach in an entirely different way. It was a mind - numbing, soul -...

Yesterday I wrote about the invaluable tool of knowing the who, what, where, when, why and how of the children and the daily mire of...

This year school ended abruptly on March 17th. I left with nothing but my computer, and my hope that it would only be a few weeks before...