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Hello, This is the chapter of my life where even though my kids are old enough to be home alone, they are not old enough to get...

Hello, If you are human, and I'm pretty sure most of you are, you're likely feeling a little (or a lot) like you've been drowning. ...

Hello, I’m going to cut to the chase. I was wrong. Not on purpose, but even so, I was wrong. I’m the type of person who tries to weigh...

Hello, My first year of teaching I was a long-term sub for 20 weeks in one district and 20 weeks in a different district. While in my...

Hello, I had the chance to talk with a former co-worker-turned-friend last week who told me about a challenge he was facing in his...

Hello, So I’m really excited because I actually did receive some responses to last week’s Lyon’s Letter, “Making (Up) the Grade).” As a...

Hello, Disclaimer: I’m about to tell you some information about how I performed in school. My point in sharing is to show that grades...

Hello, When it was getting close to my undergraduate graduation, I knew that I had to find a job. After all, the whole purpose of college...

Hello, In a previous position, I worked for a district that had board members who felt very strongly that teachers should create...

Hello, Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! When I think about what I means to be appreciated, I think about two different things. The first...

Hello, It's confession time. I write my posts in advance of when I post, obviously. I tend to aim for the weekend, but this weekend got...

Hello, I’m not sure when I fell in love with writing. Maybe it started when I was in the second grade and got an honorable mention in a...

Hello, I’ll never forget when I went to the middle school for the new student orientation in the spring of my oldest son’s 5th grade...

Hello, If you think back to when you were a child, I’ll bet you can remember an adult (parent, teacher, babysitter, etc.) telling you to...

Hello, I think it was last February (but it could have been late January), at the end of a board of education meeting, the board members...

Hello, I want to show you a couple videos this week that have to do with absorption. This first video is of my daughter, Lilia, from 2016...

Hello, We have made it! We are at the highest level of engagement: absorption. People who are absorbed lose track of time and space...

Hello, This past week was Valentine’s Day and so you may be thinking that the three little words I’m going to write about are “I love...

Hello, I have a question for you. On your days off, do you want to do more of the work you’re paid to do? This sounds like a silly...

Hello, You know what compliant people are not? Engaged. Don’t get me wrong, compliance is worthy of celebration if someone was previously...