Salt the hay

Every student has a backstory. Do you know your students' stories? I thought I knew, but I really didn't. As a way to get to know my...

When reading over my evaluation last year one thing stuck out: giving new teacher support. Wow, that hadn't even occurred to me. I guess...

You know, so much happens every day when you are a principal. Sometimes kids are late, and you are dealing with tardies. Sometimes kids misb...

Well, we did it. We changed something. Whoa. Open house is normally 5:00-8:00 and parents come and go as they please. It's usually on th...

My biggest fear is the thought that a child will wake up and not want to come to school. I don't mean, "It's 6:00 and I don...

Today was probably one of the hardest days I have ever had- if not the hardest. It was even harder than the day my mom died. I think I was ...

I have been watching a lot of baseball. We haven't had a great year. Some decisions have been questioned and the answer was, "We wi...