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Sunday’s Reflection: “Love Thy Craft” As I took my Walk, I thought about a conversation from last Friday. Shortly before I left work, I showed a co-worker my student’s “personality” comment. Continuing the conversation, she told me that she thought that I was an “excellent teacher.” She says that she walks past my room andContinue reading “A Phenomenal Reflection: “Love Thy Craft””

Sunday’s Reflection: “My Happy Place” As I took my Walk, I thought about My Happy Place. Last Sunday, I visited a physician due to the dizziness that I experienced at work the previous week. Everything checked out fine until the doctor took my blood pressure, which was 146/80. Not freakishly high but bothersome–as I hadContinue reading “A Phenomenal Reflection: My Happy Place”

Sunday’s Reflection: “Giving Them What I Didn’t Have” As I took my Walk, I thought about how I’m giving them what I didn’t have. Tuesday, I read an article: How We Kill Our Sons Before They Die In The Streets. In the article, a black mother writes how many black mothers figuratively kill their sonsContinue reading “A Phenomenal Reflection: “Giving Them What I Didn’t Have””

Sunday’s Reflection: “I’m Proud” As I took my Walk, I thought about how I’m proud. Thursday night, I was discussing a work issue with a friend. I needed a little advice and to get my mind off things. It had been a rough day. I was stressed, confused and experienced some dizziness that day. DuringContinue reading “A Phenomenal Reflection: “I’m Proud””

Sunday’s Reflection: “Be Prepared” As I took my Walk, I thought about the benefits of being prepared. Last Sunday, I drove to Barnes and Noble to plan the instructional week. It’s a shift in focus for me this year. Normally, I’m typing my lesson plans around that time. So, instead of typing, I  was reviewingContinue reading “A Phenomenal Reflection: “Be Prepared””

Sunday’s Reflection: “Take Some ‘Me’ Time” As I took my Walk, I thought about how we must Take Some Me Time. Last Saturday, I attended the Texas A&M versus Mississippi State football game, but it almost didn’t come to fruition. Why? I almost put professional over personal. My district was holding a Teacher Leadership SummitContinue reading “A Phenomenal Reflection: “Take Some ‘Me’ Time””

Sunday’s Reflection: “Be An Example” As I took my Walk, I thought about how we must be an example. Last Thursday morning, my student came up to me and said: “Mr.Short, I’m going to be an example today.” Me(with smile on my face): Ok. At the end of the school day, she asked me: “Mr.Short,Continue reading “A Phenomenal Reflection: “Be An Example””

Sunday’s Reflection: “We’re Staying Together” As I took my Walk, I thought about how We’re Staying Together. Tuesday, after I shared the weekly theme with the kids: Be A Beast. I talked to them about a comment that ET(Eric Thomas) made in the video. He said that some of the athletes in the room haveContinue reading “A Phenomenal Reflection: “We’re Staying Together””

Sunday’s Reflection: “How Far Can They Go?” As I took my Walk, I thought about How Far Can They Go? Tuesday, I closed out a Main Idea unit, which is the Non-Fiction version of elements of plot, by having the kids read an article: “The Amish Way of Life.” After they read it, I hadContinue reading “A Phenomenal Reflection: “How Far Can They Go?””

Sunday’s Reflection: “Clean Your Room” As I took my Walk, I thought about last Friday. I forced myself to stay late at school for the first time in a while. My room was dirty and needed to be cleaned. It’s been out of sorts all year. (The church camp trip cost me a week ofContinue reading “A Phenomenal Reflection: “Clean Your Room””