After we finished the Constitution, we did a short unit on the Bill of Rights and Citizenship. I gave the students a […]

This past week(and a half) is the week, four times a year, that makes me question my career as a teacher: Finals […]

I have so much sympathy for Elementary teachers. I can’t imagine having a bunch of young kids, just SO excited that school […]

So there I was, getting SUPER into the Battle of Yorktown. {My kids always laugh at me for getting so into my […]

Ahhhh the funnest, sugariest, sluttiest, wildest holiday of the year! I love Halloween. I always have. I will dress up every year […]

Over the past several weeks I’ve had quite a few former students come to see me and I’ve been able to find […]

Yesterday my kids took the EXPLORE test, which is basically a pre-ACT with an aptitude section. When they get the results next […]

Including, but not limited to: Speaking in church (which we’re doing today). I talk too fast and say whatever I feel like. […]

It’s Spirit Week here at Sunset Ridge! Not quite the same as your typical high school spirit week, but we try. When […]

Yesterday as I was preparing for Back to School, I received the following letter from one of my new parents: (names changed, […]