Reflections of an English and Speech Teacher

This past week, our country witnessed an attack on democracy in the Capitol. Over the past year, we have seen the racial injustice, politica...

The silence of Zoom or Google Meet is deafening. I miss noisy classrooms and side chatter about the latest high school event. What I once tr...

  In such a tumultuous time, compassion and empathy are critical social and emotional skills that can open doors to better understanding, st...

With only three weeks left in the first semester, I find myself reflecting on what was learned. In disbelief that the calendar has ...

Quiet mornings allow me to prepare for the school day. I wake up naturally and am often at school before the hallways fill. During this time...

May is here and the school year is winding down at a rapid pace. This year, in addition to my high school day job, I am fortunate enou...

And just like that, another 200 days of my life have passed by in a flash. The competitive speech season is a grind. Beginning in lat...

The CG Speech Team - 2010 So, you have how many kids on your speech team? 65!?! How do you have 65 kids on your team? This question is ...

Half over. This school year is already half over. As I sit in my quiet classroom at 5:32 AM on the first day of final exams, I am in aw...