This is a tricky topic. This is a topic that educators and parents have strong feelings about, and this is not a subject I take lightly. I also must preface this post with the statement that while I am employed by Jackson Public Schools, the thoughts, opinions and ideas reflected in this blog do not represent JPS, but are merely just the thoughts, opinions and ideas of a lowly educator trying to do good work with good people for good people. As an educator I have worked with very diverse groups of students from my days as a general education…
Wrestling Mom Life
Wrestling season has come to an end for our immediate family. This is a bittersweet time. We are not headed into post season wrestling…this year. And it is all good. We had a great season. Wait…Who is this ‘we’ you ask… because wrestling is in many ways an individual sport, (and because I personally wasn’t on the mat). Wrestling season is my favorite season, and it isn’t just about the sports. It is about the family. On an athletic level, Wrestling is an intense sport that requires strength, stamina, and strategy. It is hard work, it is physically and emotionally…
Beinvenido a Costa Rica…parent’s week off
Verdad! Estamos en Costa Rica! Say what? I woke up on day 2 in Costa Rica to the sunrise out my window, the birds singing, and the waves rolling. I missed my kids. Yes, the kids are at home and Papi and I went away. We have done our weekend getaways…but we have never left for a week….To a foreign country. And truthfully we wavered back and forth about if we could do it. Ultimately, we decided we could. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t hard. We took time off work. We missed the last regular season wrestling meet of…