a list of things that made me happy today

I'm in a bit of a writer's block the past couple days. I am feeling so many things that they are getting tangled inside of me and not coming out on paper how I want them to. So, I've decided to focus on what I know for sure, which is a list of things that…

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my first love

You have to understand When someone says "basketball" I don't think of a perfectly executed 1-3-1 I don't think of one of MJs last second shot still-frames No, When someone says “basketball” I think of a hot summer night no wind a million stars and a garage light on so I can see the ball…

what they will remember

As I've been writing these posts about all of my experiences as a teacher and interactions with my students, I stopped and paused to reflect on what I remember of my teachers. Immediately, I go back to my fourth grade year. I don't remember a ton from that year - mostly certain smells, colors, and…

“teach me”

I always do a board message each day for my students to answer. Today's was "Thoughtful Thursday". Usually, I write, "What is something thoughtful you can do for others today?" However, today I wrote, "What is something thoughtful someone else has done for you this week?" in an effort to focus their attention on what…