To close out the school year, I asked my LMS students to pick from a list of unique topics. Among these topics are the following:
One thing I've tried to do as a teacher and coach is to personally take on whatever I may ask my students or wrestlers to do. When I had my sophomores memorize Mark Antony's speech from Julius Caesar, I did the entire 35-line speech myself. When I had my wrestlers complete a military-grade obstacle course at a summer camp, I attempted it myself. Now that I'm asking my middle school kids to take on a new challenge, I'm choosing to do it myself. I personally chose to do the 2nd topic, to try something new for 30 days. It's not an entirely new endeavor; rather, it's a way for me to kick-start and rejuvenate myself to get back into shape. That's right, I'm choosing to do a daily workout for the next thirty days, and I'm going to keep myself accountable here on this blog page.
I'll continue to update this log each day until the end of the quarter.
I had my students write SMART goals, so here's mine: Up through May 16, I will engage in at least one cardio and one strength-building exercise every day with the end goal to lose weight, feel stronger, and increase my energy levels. So, here's to the next 30 days!
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As we near the end of the 2018-19 school year, I find it's a perfect time for reflection on the past year. In late April 2018, I got the wild idea to make the switch from teaching English to stepping into the role of gifted teacher. Aside from sitting in on a few gifted IEP's over the years, I haven't been involved in a gifted program since I was a freshman in high school.
This year has seen its fair shares of ups and downs, and we all may have experienced some growing pains. Yet if you were to ask me to name the downs or enumerate the "pains," I'd be hard-pressed to answer you. The ups have been phenomenal, however:
I've been blessed with a great system of supports in my new position. That includes the students themselves, the parents, the teachers, and the administrators. I also need to throw in there the folks at the East Central Kansas Special Education Cooperative (especially Pauline Hintz) and my fellow gifted teachers (Melanie Elliott at Broadmoor and Rockville, Nicole Bishop at Olathe West, Wade Welch at Osawatomie, Matt Mosher at Salina South, Brian Meredith at Washburn Rural, and more). I wear many hats throughout the day -- father, husband, coach, and teacher -- and I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm looking forward to further helping the gifted students of Louisburg grow and learn to lead. #WildcatGifted |
AuthorIn the spring of 2018, I made a brave choice to step out of my comfort zone (teaching English for the past 15 years) and into a great new position. Archives
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