Mike WardApr 28, 20201 minAn interesting thought to start your week!Why does such a simple thing as keeping busy help to drive out anxiety? Because it is utterly impossible for any human mind, no matter how...
Mike WardSep 26, 20191 minImpressedI had a great opportunity to hang out with some amazing educators at an NEA conference in Chicago last weekend. We gathered to be traine...
Mike WardSep 17, 20191 minThe Best Story of the Summer!As the summer fades into the distant past, just one teacher story needs to be shared in the first post of the new school year. me: Why di...
Mike WardJun 18, 20191 minThe Summer GoalWell, as the first week of summer begins, the last goal of the past summer is finally complete. You might remember, a bathroom project t...
Mike WardJun 11, 20191 minThis is the end.....So another year and another last week on the horizon! Just cannot believe how fast they go. With that in mind, I wanted to wish you a g...
Mike WardJun 3, 20191 minHow does this count?At the end of the school year, many educators are stressed about their evaluation. For many years so was I and I have spent a lot of tim...
Mike WardMay 20, 20191 minRide the WaveNothing is more interesting or exciting than the end of a school year. There is such a wave of energy stemming from so many emotions, te...
Mike WardMay 13, 20191 minAre you an anchor or a sail?We all have to face the question of why? Why do we have to do this? Why do we have to that? Why is it important? Why, why, why, why? ...
Mike WardMay 6, 20191 minWhat’s the magic word?ATTITUDE? Here is the situation: It is Friday! Should I chaperon the prom? It has been a long week. I could really use the time at hom...
Mike WardApr 29, 20191 minWho is your toughest critic?Evaluation time was always a stressful time of the school year. It was tough to put things into a fair perspective. At times, I was tro...
Mike WardApr 23, 20191 minFailure or timing?Want to introduce you to a new concept that has made life, personal and professional, easier in many regards. I used to get really down w...
Mike WardApr 15, 20192 minStronger or Longer?The first several years of teaching are always taxing. Joyful, rewarding, satisfying, and stimulating too; but, great teachers certainly...
Mike WardApr 9, 20191 minCan you escape risk?So for several years in the beginning my career, I worked very diligently to minimize my vulnerability by avoiding risk. NOTE: I still w...
Mike WardMar 25, 20191 minHighest form of service is.....It was great to participate at the Michigan Council for Social Studies annual conference last weekend. Holland, Michigan was a beautiful...
Mike WardMar 19, 20191 minWhat is in your lost and found?50 hits this week and many thoughts have been racing through my mind. I am exactly where I want to be in this adventure called life. How...
Mike WardMar 12, 20191 minCreate or DisintegrateDid you ever ask yourself what keeps a teacher fresh over the years? Do you notice some colleagues that still rock it out 20 or 30 years...
