Category Archives: Work

The things I get paid to do.

Free!!

Categories: Work

I really don’t think I could handle a job where the only real stopping point I could look forward to was retirement. It was a bit strange to completely clear my desk on Friday, lock all the cupboards and drawers, … Keep reading

The drive to work

Categories: Random, Work

I live six miles from work. I take one left turn and two right turns on the drive. When I started driving to work four years ago there were ten stop lights along the way. About two years ago they … Keep reading

On the Radio

Categories: Education, Happy Things, Work

KSL radio features a different Utah teacher every Tuesday morning as their Teacher Feature feature. People submit letters to the station nominating different teachers and then people at the station and the state office of education go through the letters … Keep reading

Movie Premier

Categories: Education, Science & Tech, Work

Today was the movie premier party for my fourth graders. They have been working on stop motion movies for the last two months. They worked in groups of 2-3 to figure out what objects they wanted to use, take all … Keep reading

I have been changed for good.

Categories: Education, Happy Things, Life, Work

The Fifth Grade Traveling Show was yesterday. I love that show. It has been a high point of the year for me since I started working at Mt. Mahogany. It is amazing what those kids are able to do. And … Keep reading

Mr. Rogers

Categories: Random, Science & Tech, Work

When I got to work today I did something that reminded me of Mr. Rogers. And I do it almost every morning too. The temperature in my classroom is a strange thing. It is never a constant. Having 30 computers … Keep reading

A Teacher’s Influence

Categories: Education, Musings, Work

Someone recently asked me an interesting question about teachers in my life. I liked it because it is slightly different than the one I normally get, which is, “why did you become a teacher.” They asked about teachers that had … Keep reading