The Bow Tie Teacher

The Bow Tie Teacher

I like teaching. I wear bow ties. This just seemed like an easy fit. 

In my new blog, I'm going to highlight:

My teaching style. 

My parenting.

My desire to see kids learn and grow.

My passion for Crossfit.

My interest in bow ties. 

*I might also talk about movies, Big Green Egg and my writing projects. I think that's about it, but you never know.

I'll post pictures of what I'm doing in the classroom as well as a spiffy shot of what new tie I'm rocking. I'll also go on some tangent about something crazy. Pretty sure I'm not  going to sell you any neat classroom designs. I'll stay out of the tall weeds of education. That's going to be left for much better blogs than mine. You can expect a good laugh and honest look at teaching from my vantage point. You'll get a tasty dose of my kids and the comedy they bring to the table. 

I hope you all enjoy the new custom fit of The Bow Tie Teacher. 

Post a tie color suggestion in the comments for Day 1 and I'll let you know what I do. What do you think about the new name and layout? 

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Points for Teachers during the Summer

A quick update

I'm not one of those people who come across as if their vacation wasn't as long as others. I have had a fantastic Summer.  The girls and I got a lot done on our 101 things to do list. The most important is, we were able to relax and chill. There is a high value to being able to do nothing when you want.

Now it's time to start shifting gears back into school mode. All I'm doing in this vein is working on my classroom theme and decorations. I got a big vision for my students this year. Let's see if we call can live up to what we're supposed to be in life. Been going in on the Cricut and having a blast. I might need to set up a meet up with some other teachers and scrapbookers just to get some more ideas, tips and tricks. Not sure why specialty stores like Michaels, Hobby Lobby and the such don't host meet ups. Just leaving $ on the table. 

Theme: 7 Habits of Happy Kids. Rather than just a fun classroom, this year I'm aiming to drive the 7 habits home and help my class become school leaders. I have a road map and I'm plugging away at getting my room pre organized so when I step on campus next week I just have to wake up, put up and set up a functional learning environment. 

I've run across some great blogs using this theme and I'll be posting what I'm doing by close of business someday. Has anyone successfully used Sean Covey's book in their class/school? If you can give me some pointers I'll certainly be appreciative. 

One more thing. My blog is going to get a re-fresh sometime in the next week. I'm not sure if the change will break links that you've saved for my page in your readers or feeds. I do promise this, This new blog's going to be pretty snazzy! 

 

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New heights

Dear Students,
The school year will begin in a few short weeks. I know you're ready for the challenges ahead. We have a big mountain to overcome. My promise to you is that I will do all I can to help you reach the new height set for you. You need only to do your best and make every effort to get better and agree to push past where you think you can go. Surprise yourself. This year's going to be amazing.

See you in a few weeks.

A very simple math equation.

I have X amount of days before I return to school. I have Z² amount of things to do. I'm wondering Y I'm not out doing them?

101+ update: We've done 52 things on our list. I know why it's not higher and it's because some of these things just aren't my family. Next year I'll do a better job of personalizing the list or maybe I'll do one during Christmas break. 

Random Ratings:

Suits starts up again tonight! 5 bow ties

Having so much fun hanging with DD2 while DD1 is in VBS. 5 bow ties

I'm supposed to roll out my new blog in a week. I'm not nearly ready! 2 bow ties 

To all my fellow teachers, have a great last couple of weeks. To all parents please get your babies ready cause we're going to have an awesome school year. 

Did anyone do anything particularly interesting this Summer? 

 

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This Summer has been excellent. I know my blogs haven't been right on my theme which is school, learning and teaching. All I can say is this school year isn't not ready for the relaxed, refreshed, refocused Mr. Whitaker. 

Please eat your Wheaties cuase "it's going to happen."

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Don't buy school supplies

That is until you read this post. 

School is going to be starting soon, like it or not, and you're going to

1. realize your kiddos grew this summer

2. try to squeeze their feet into those shoes "for one more month"

3. wonder if you can get one more year out of that backpack

4. start looking for good B2S sales

I'll be doing the same thing. What I did find out is that we have a lot of really quality things that someone else would be happy to get. So for the next couple of posts building up to B2S I'm going to give some ideas on where to donate your kids old stuff.  I'm also going to be looking for neat recycle ideas. 

I'm starting with book bags this post. 

This organization Aspire. Inspire. Foundation has a great track record and strong feedback. Feel free to check them out and see if your pile of old book bags can find a new home. Please comment and let me know of other cool places to donate old school shoes and other items for school. 

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