Let Me Make Something Perfectly Clear

I love my school. I have a great principal and am surrounded by professional, dedicated teachers. I have students hungry to be the best they can be as they struggle to figure out what that is for themselves. Chalkboard Warrior, in recent posts, turned into a sounding board of my daily frustrations. I blame this on the just juggling too many balls. That is not the point of this blog. The point is to show how policies--all I believe well intentioned--are implemented on the ground, often creating paperwork, but no real improvement in education. Not all policies mind you. There have been some that I believed were ridiculous that I now admit have benefited my students. There are others that could benefit students but compete with other policies and therefore make it impossible for teachers to fully implement. But, I have digressed. This blog entry is to make perfectly clear that this blog is not about my current school in the least bit. I love my school. It is a beacon of hope in the midst of chaos. I am very thankful to be located at a school where I feel happy and lucky to spend my days there.

My next few posts will be dedicated to IEPs. What are IEPs? Check back in a week. :)

I'm back

I just posted my final project for the course I'm taking to get middle school certified. Balancing work, mothering, etc., etc., the whole thing took a lot longer than I had planned. And I have been neglecting my blog for so long that half the chalkboards in my room are now whiteboards. But I'm still a warrior and will be posting more often in the new year, and hopefully the quality of the posts will increase. (Lately, they've been rants and whines, which is not my goal here.) It's is 10:30 at night, and I'm going to get some Zs. Will be back soon.