What is the most important school day of the year?

Arn’t all days important???

Well, I would start by saying that, isn’t every school day just as important as the next??? What happens at the end of the school year is just as important as what we did…

What do You Teach?

I teach students everyday how to be respectful, honest, mindful, ethical, leaders and scholars.

I teach not only my seventh and eighth graders but myself everyday.

I teach boring old mathematics (as my students say)… in a new hands on approach…

Legacy…

A couple of months ago I walked into school and saw that a student had done the unthinkable…they had plastered the main hallway with…

What do I teach?

What good is information if it does not change the way you act, treat other people, or change who you are?

Our school like many others in a big push to collect data, use data to change our instruction, and use data to judge students and teachers. Through all of this the…

Who are you?

Kids will be who you are, not who you want them to be. 

The #1 Rule

Always Try Your Best

Sure when my students walk into my classroom there are a list of rules that they must follow. They know math is ALWAYS done in pencil. They know that they must come prepared each day. They know that they should raise their hands before speaking…

What Do You Teach?

Teaching Math Through Discovery

The bulletin board in the front of my classroom says “Welcome to Math!”, so, yes, I teach math, but I try to teach math in a way that allows the students to discover. I try not to spend too much time standing in front…

One Sentence…

About 15 years ago I was in a school that gave a survey sort of test to the kids on everything from how much homework they had, to how often they took drugs, to just about every possible topic you could imagine. One year I noticed a question that was something along the lines of “When you return from…

Who Am I?

Students will be who you are, not who you want them to be. 

I am 26. A daughter, an older sister, and friend.

I have blonde hair and blue eyes.

What Do I Teach?

Although I am not a teacher, I teach. I teach (advise) students of all ages, races, and educational levels. In a given day I can…