As a father, I push my daughter to fail. As a teacher, I encourage my students to fail. As a friend, I love seeing my friends fail. As a member of society, I am happy to see when a culture fails. Failure is frightening. Failure is taxing. Failure is difficult. Failure is important. “There is… Continue reading Persistence
Category: Education
Forgotten, but remembered
In March of 2018 I completed writing a book. I began this book, my first, about 17 years before I finished it. Like with most young authors, my mind was wandering, I was distracted and I was not nearly experienced enough to write the book that I ended writing. Among my many faults, I don’t… Continue reading Forgotten, but remembered
Up in the dark
There have been two specific times where I have had a hard time falling asleep. One was while I was teaching six grade English. The other, right now; teaching high school special education. The first, I was ecstatic about the work I was doing. I could see the progress the students were making and… Continue reading Up in the dark
The Drain
Let’s have a conversation about what is truly draining the values from the youth through the process of education.
Speaker of communication
Clearly, my honeymoon left me with a few memories. My wife has been on these types of vacations many times in the past. I had not. I do not vacation well. I have a difficult time doing nothing. Sitting on a beach or by a pool does little to interest me. Having experience with this… Continue reading Speaker of communication
Changing the world, one person at a time 