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Great Teachers Aren't Scripted
Great teachers don’t teach the same year twenty-eight times. They teach twenty-eight years once. I may reuse activities or revisit lessons that worked well before, but I never reuse the same plans year after year. Why? Because students change. Every class brings different strengths, different challenges, and different needs. Teaching isn’t about repeating what worked before—it’s about responding…
In Kentucky, voters in all 120 counties rejected a constitutional amendment that would have allowed tax dollars to be sent to private, chart
When Votes Don’t Matter
In Kentucky, voters in all 120 counties rejected a constitutional amendment that would have allowed tax dollars to be sent to private, charter, or religious schools. Every county. Rural and urban. Red and blue. That wasn’t confusion or coincidence — it was a statewide decision to protect public education. Kentuckians said they want public money to stay in public schools. That’s why current…
We're getting played
Football has been a staple in my home my entire life. Sunday afternoons and Monday nights, Dad and I sat in front of the television, watching Jerry Rice, Joe Montana, Walter Payton, and Emmitt Smith make history. My son played in middle school, and recently, it’s been the common thread that kept us together when politics threatened to tear us apart. The NFL brings fierce competition on the field…
Bloom Where You're Planted
Bloom where you’re planted It means flourishing regardless of circumstances and growing despite your environment. Such sage advice. And yet, so many of us waste precious time thinking, “… if I had a better job/found someone who loved me/made more money/had a bigger house/ etc., I’d be happy.” Or the “I’ll wait to decorate when I get a bigger house/apartment” or “I’ll buy those cute jeans once I…
Women Who Shaped History
Recently, someone asked why I like writing about fierce female warriors. Because they were real women For generations, we’ve been told that women warriors were the stuff of fantasy—convenient plot devices in Greek epics, symbols rather than people. But what if the most radical thing about the Amazons wasn’t that they existed in myth, but that they may have been inspired by actual women who…
Stay in your lane
I have strong opinions about what’s happening in the world—and that shouldn’t be surprising. I teach at-risk elementary students, many born outside this country. I see their fear. I hold them when they cry. This summer, I’ve started stocking a food pantry in my classroom, because I know some of my kids will come back hungry this fall. Cutting SNAP, Medicaid, and education isn’t some abstract…
Learning to live in the Moment
I’ve always believed that writing is my passion, but teaching is my calling. Writing fills a part of me that few things ever will, but my purpose in this life is to empower each child to realize that their voice matters, that they have gifts and talents, and that they are essential to this world. It’s an incredible responsibility, one I don’t take lightly. Each child who walks into my classroom…
The Age of Accountability
Traditionally, the age of eighteen marks the threshold of adulthood. It’s a time when the reins of childhood are loosened, and responsibility shifts entirely, giving young adults the freedom to carve their own paths. It’s when we stand and face the weight of our choices–when we realize that every action and every decision can become a burden we alone bear. Accountability is a powerful force that…
Circle of Empowerment
So many horrible things are happening at whiplash speed. It can leave us with a sense of helplessness and rage. That’s exactly how they want you to feel. So what can we do? Steven Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People teaches how to be productive in the workplace, but it also applies to life. Simply put, to be effective, we must first take inventory of an issue and place it into one of…
Your Line in the Sand
Cognitive dissonance. I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. Actually, I’ve been thinking about how we got here, how good, moral people, people I’ve loved for decades, friends, family … people I work with, pray with, used to respect … how can these people support the intolerable? Where is their line in the sand? This isn’t a political post. It goes well beyond liberal or conservativism. This…
If you are the kind of person that likes to go walking in nature just to slowly amble around and touch moss, spot mushrooms, identify plants and watch the wildlife, then you may be a member of the slow hiker's club.
You may also be a member if your favourite part of the hike is when you get so sit somewhere pretty in nature and enjoy the picnic you've packed for yourself.
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Back in the Saddle Again
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? The world spun out of control during the pandemic, and I’ve been struggling to find my creative footing since. I’ve missed having the time and ingenuity to sit down and blog. And honestly, I started to believe that I’d lost my one spark of madness. Talk about devastating. Writing has been my outlet for well over a decade. It’s been the one thing I relied on … the…
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The Year of Reclamation
The Year of Reclamation
On January 1st, 2023, for the first time in fifteen years, I didn’t write a year-naming blog post. 2022 had left me disillusioned and exhausted. Teaching traumatized children took unimaginable patience and energy. My father struggled with health issues, and continual worry had smothered what little creativity I had left. The only bright spot was my daughter’s decision to change industries and…
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