I have been faced with window, but now two open doors. Let me back up... After my parents accident (a story for still another time), I...

NEW: This beauty is from my 5th year as a teacher, which would be my first year teaching high school, my first year in Arizona, and my...

NEW: This one hit me a little. This is another piece I found sitting in the drafts vault, never to be finished because teaching took that...

NEW: I stumbled upon this blog draft that I think perfectly depicts where I first began to see a problem in education. It's one of the...

"Change is inevitable. Growth is optional." ~John C. Maxwell

It has been quite a while since I've stepped foot in here. I'm honestly a completely different person. This is now my 5th year in the...

If you're like me, which I hope for your sake that you aren't, I like to go ALL OUT on planning. This will be my first year as a teacher,...