Recollections of Falls Past and Present
Yesterday my 6th graders embarked on their first creative writing assignment. They read a really COLD story and now they are to write a really HOT descriptive paragraph. To write […]
A Weekend of Crazy Wonderful German Culture
Saturday was a day filled with typical German Culture. Let me share with you what this means. In the fall we have fests…well we have fests all the time. Instead […]
Parent Night – Paranoia and Praise
Last night was parent night. Like Parent-Teacher conferences, there is this big foreboding. There is a build up of walls and fortresses. It’s us against them. MAN THE BATTLEMENTS! However, when all is said and done, Parent Night is always a great night. There is no time to be cornered, […]
Nine Eleven – Remembering the Morning
As I wrote the date on the board, I couldn’t help but think about it….. I had just sat down on my couch with my morning coffee. I switched the […]
Today was one of those days
Today I had one of those days. I returned home with a sore throat, aching bones, and it had nothing to do with being ill. I worked. I worked hard. […]
When will I become irrelevant?
Change is happening all the time whether we like it or not. It seems that even when a teacher calls himself an agent of change, there is still change that […]
Today, I did not suck!
Today, I did not suck! I thought I would. I thought I would fall flat on my face, but I didn’t. Today I gave a presentation to 140 6th graders […]
Dear Mr. President, Don’t bomb Syria.
Dear Mr. President, Don’t bomb Syria. Last week my students discussed “Is Germany to blame for the First World War?” Just because one-third of my students are German doesn’t mean […]
Why can’t I seem to get my ass out there and run?
I haven’t really run since our return to Germany. Yes, I have run. But I seem to have had weeks where I wasn’t able to get more than one run […]
Homophone Horror and Happiness
Learning German is tough…well learning any new language is tough once you pass into Middle School. I often get my German words mixed up. I can’t hear the difference between […]
