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Day 8-30 Poems in 30 Days

I was supposed to write yesterday but it was busy and after getting home from the hospital I just decided to lay down haha so today is a...

Day Six- 30 days 30 poems

Space I saw a news story once The headline read, “Giant Goldfish found in lake” Fish grow to fit their environment Every year we re-pot...

Day Five- 30 Days 30 Poems

No Regrets The Road Not Taken A poem and a life lesson To explore it or not Not every road is open Sometimes we lose our way But the...

Day Four-30 Days 30 Poems

(edit: I wrote this yesterday April 4th but forgot to post) Today I have the day off from the classroom, spending a little time learning...

Day Three-30 Days 30 Poems

Inspire by Befoe the Internet by Phil Kaye Before the Internet Playing football in the school field the only timer was the sun Knee Deep...

Day Two-30 Days 30 Poems

Uncertainty When the unknown seems like an endless expanse of dark Dreams A spark A fire to lead the way Not certain where we are going...

Day ONE-30 Days 30 Poems

Strength It is funny how strength fluxuates Some days I feel like I can move mountains Other days a step feels Impossible In my gym I...

Book Clubs: Building Community with Trust

Over the last few years, I have tried to establish a community of readers and writers. Often times those shared reading experiences have...

Thanks Pandas and Zeniths

I often start my blog posts with a title in mind. Today I am just going to type and like I say to my students, "perhaps a title will...

Give them time

Another great Dr. Gholdy Muhammad quote for the wall Every day I sit and consider the work I ask my students to complete. WHat tasks we...

Just get out of the way

My first semester working with 12th-grade students came to an end today and I would be lying if I didn't say I was a bit emotional about...

Let them shine

As we entered the school year there was so much talk of "learning loss". This idea that the interruptions of covid have done mountains of...

Lift your chin-call it exercise

From Rudy Francisco's Complainers Jess Lifshitz, a phenomenal educator, extended an invitation to bring a poem with us into 2022. In the...

We write

The last few years have been turbulent, to say the least. Students have been faced with previously unknown challenges that have taken...

Taking a dive

I got to spend some time with teachers talking teaching and books last week. I think it is my favorite thing to do outside of working...

Taking a dive

I got to spend some time with teachers talking teaching and books last week. I think it is my favorite thing to do outside of working...

This I Believe

I was originally going to title this post I believe in Dr. Gholdy Muhammad, but it is an assignment for University and I was not certain...

This I believe

I was originally going to title this post I believe in Dr. Gholdy Muhammad, but it is an assignment for University and I was not certain...

Under Construction

I have always had a dream to do more to help teachers. This will be another step. More to come.

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