Teachers for Teachers | Blog: Perspectives

Your kids are primed to deal with failure. Just think about it, they have been facing the possibility of failure three to five times per...

09 March, 2019 / 16 Comments

He ran up the street. Kicking rocks and jumping over cracks in the sidewalk, completely immersed in some imaginary game being played out in...

08 March, 2019 / 9 Comments

You know that moment. You are in front of a group, be it colleagues, parents or students, and they appear to be completely...

07 March, 2019 / 12 Comments

My OLW this year is wonder. I have been getting to know this word over the past two months. So far it has...

06 March, 2019 / 10 Comments

March has new meaning in my home. This is my fourth year taking on the Slice of Life March Challenge. The Slice of...

05 March, 2019 / 16 Comments

She catches my attention as she pops into the room. My eyes can’t help but avert. I realize my mind is not with...

04 March, 2019 / 14 Comments

You need to come back. What is going on? I don’t have a key. Just tell someone to let you out. I did. Silence. They think I’m a resident. ...

03 March, 2019 / 15 Comments

I admit it. For years I played a “cocktail party” (could also be a baseball field or school fundraiser or spouse’s work event)...

02 March, 2019 / 14 Comments

Every year it is the same. I convince myself I shouldn’t do it. I list all the reasons it is not a good choice. All...

02 March, 2019 / 8 Comments

Dishes of M&Ms, licorice, and Starbursts. Bowls of popcorn, Doritos, and Pringles. Pillows and blankets gathered on the couch and the floor. A...

30 January, 2019 / 1 Comment