Dr. Riina's One Good Thing

Stories about the joyful moments in each day of teaching we can treasure in the face of the frustrations and negativity that often surrounds us.

Sunday, September 17, 2017

An Open Letter to My (Former/Future) Students

Below is a letter (well, a published draft anyway) I wrote to leave behind for students this year. It was first published on Theeducator...

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Coincidence

The other day I went to one of the high schools. It was the first day of student attendance. I didn't go to "observe" teac...

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Doing me a favor...

There was district PD last Friday. And the day had a lot of moving parts. Like a lot a lot. It was only elementary schools... Only 2...

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Once in a while, I know the answer

When you start a new job, doing something completely different, you feel stupid. At least, I do. Like everyone knows more than you about...

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Proud of me?

I wrote a letter. An open letter to my former students. Eventually, I will post it here. But not yet. My students; however, already ...

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Unpredictable challenge

I stopped at the QT for lunch the other day. Gas station food isn't exactly healthy, but it was what I had time for. And I ran into ...

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Seeing my stuff

Seeing my stuff spread all over some one else's room... is weird. It feels both wrong and gratifying. Definitely, I am glad it is ...

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