A week from tomorrow marks the last day of the 2017-2018 school year and the end of a fruitful working partnership with a co-worker who moves on to a new school. Yesterday, American remembered theContinue reading
Month: May 2018
#RedforEd
Recently, teacher protests from various states have garnered national attention. Starting in West Virginia, educators in Arizona, Oklahoma, Kentucky and many others have marched on their state capitals demanding higher pay and improved working conditions.Continue reading
San Francisco Marathon Training – Week 7 of 16
This past week turned out ot be a lot like the week before in terms of energy and workout performance. I hope that this downturn turns out to be temporary and that my body adjustsContinue reading
Mountains to Main Street Half Marathon 2018 – Race Recap
Race #146 Half Marathon #48 South Carolina Half Marathon #35 2018 Race #7 2018 Half Marathon #4 Mountains to Main Street Half Marathon #2 Today was not my day, again. After yet another long weekContinue reading
Polarization
IN a little under a month, South Carolinians head to the polls for the primary elections. Before any election, signs begin to appear on every street corner and along the streets, sometimes crowding in frontContinue reading
Running Deeper – Week 6 of 16 San Francisco Marathon Training
Overall I would characterize this week as a lackluster week of training. Nothing has felt fresh but nothing felt bad either. I am not sure why but hypothesize that much of it comes from theContinue reading
Race for Adoption 5k – Race Recap
Race #145 5k #50 2018 Race #6 2018 5k #2 Race for Adoption 5k #5 This race ended up being a lot harder than I thought it would be. I thought for sure that IContinue reading
Where to Draw the Line
Recently, I have chosen a Civil Rights Era theme for the units in my classes. I’ve taken this as an opportunity to engage my students in thoughtful discussion about injustice and what we can doContinue reading
Running Deeper – Week 5 of 16 San Francisco Marathon Training
This week held some emotional work stress and other schedule changes that made me change a few workouts and modify one of the runs. Overall though, I can feel myself getting stronger which I love.Continue reading
Persevering Through Adversity
Marathon MOnday always proves a remarkable story. Boston 2018 was no different. Not only did the course oppose the runners but the weather also presented a formidable opponent. Near freezing temperatures, downpour, sometimes torrential, andContinue reading