I am not a father but I assume raising children is tough. I may be proven wrong by my own experience one day but I …
How to Handle Summer Break
The last day of school is a faint memory now, even though it happened about a week ago. My somewhat agitated reality of having two …
The Curious Case of Lavar Ball
If you’ve been following any basketball over the last little while you’ve heard about outspoken Lavar Ball and his trolling antics concerning his son, Lonzo. …
Jordan Manners, 10 Years Later
It’s been exactly ten years since Jordan Manners was shot and killed inside a school in Toronto. After noticing this on my twitter feed, I …
Boys Learn Differently…
Boys do learn differently. So, what next? I put on a movie to start first period. It was a documentary about the history of …
Decoding Our Dress Code Policies
Have you ever looked through a school’s dress code policy and then pictured the type of student that said policy would affect? Of course you …
Crime & Punishment: Does it always fit?
Perhaps a deeper analysis should also include the word “should” when we consider the topic of student discipline issues. In either case, the issue of …
Dress For Success?
Lately, I have been titling my blogs with a lot of question marks. I don’t think it is possible for a person to be his …
Assessing Teacher Performance
I had totally forgotten that my principal would be in for my teacher performance appraisal in early spring. We had sat down in the early …
Messin’ With My Clique?
There was some massive drama going down between a group of girls in my 8th grade classroom a few years back. It actually happened around …