A personal blog
Ideas, stories, and lessons from a life built around communication.
Welcome in. This is my corner of the internet — a place to think out loud about teaching, speech, and the everyday craft of saying what you mean. Pull up a chair and stay a while.
From the blog
Have you ever felt like you are constantly going as a teacher? Lesson planning. Grading. Sponsoring clubs and activities. Taking students to tournaments. Attending meetings. Answering emails. And then, somewhere…
I’m a fourth-year teacher and Speech and Debate coach. Many times over the last few years, I have questioned my knowledge and my ability to coach my students well. I…
Over the weekend, I wrote about the year debate finally clicked for me. Naturally, debate heard that and decided to humble me. Today’s lesson was supposed to be about round…
When I started coaching debate, I had zero experience. None. I wasn’t a former debater, I hadn’t spent years in the activity, and I didn’t have a deep understanding of…
There is a particular kind of confidence that I think only comes from doing the work long enough to stop wondering whether everyone is eventually going to figure out that…
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I love words, ideas, and the slow, rewarding work of helping students find their voice. This blog is where I keep the thoughts that don’t fit inside a class period.
For teachers & students
The things I reach for again and again — gathered in one place and free for you to borrow, adapt, and make your own.