Please Do Not Fail Me…
”Go find a ditch and lie down in it and never get back up, you f*c&in piece of s$!t” These are some of the last words I heard from a…
Hazard Pay?
Yesterday… I spent all day working in a school knowing there was a “threat” that was made on a public forum “to shoot up all schools in this district.” Yesterday…
An equation for change…
Yesterday, I was speaking with a young student of color at the school where I work and I was wondering why he didn't feel very motivated to do much of…
Middle School Heartbreak
I watched a typical scene that might happen every day in middle schools throughout America... a heartbreaking scene, and I could do nothing to help. The only thing I could think, "Would I act differently now if I were in middle school once again?"
The Best Day Ever!
I recently moved from the Bakken oil field of North Dakota to the Minneapolis area. I am currently working as a paraprofessional substitute in the Minneapolis area. I am working mostly with students with special needs. This job has changed my life in ways I will never be able to properly express. All I can say is, "Thank you."
Jenny, the Beautiful…
There is so much beauty in this world that we all willingly bypass... because it makes us uncomfortable or we are unwilling. I am no different. Today, I saw BEAUTY where I have always been afraid to look...