Mister Rogers – Teaching the Good Stuff

Jerry Maguire Lessons

I’ve always had a thing for movie quotes, tending to spout off a line from a movie- often at odd times when I should instead say something human. I’ve talked before about how I won Scott over on our second date with a line from ‘Dumb and Dumber’. (Clearly he had high standards.) But latelyContinue reading “Jerry Maguire Lessons”

Domino Stillness

In March 2020, I watched an episode of Mister Roger’s Neighborhood where he talks about dominos (episode 1657, aired in 1992). In it he visits a man who sets up dominos and they watch a track of over 3000 of them go over. This was early in the stay-at-home order so I was inspired toContinue reading “Domino Stillness”

“Get Me Somebody. Anybody. And Get Me Somebody While I’m Waiting!”

I pulled up to the stoplight, Target list in the middle console, flipping radio channels with one hand and digging in my purse for an allergy pill with the other. And I’m horrified to admit that my first instinct was to then grab my phone and scroll through social media while I waited for theContinue reading ““Get Me Somebody. Anybody. And Get Me Somebody While I’m Waiting!””

Let Them Lead

While in college at the University of Minnesota I had practicums in many different twin cities schools. While observing in one 5th grade classroom a sweet girl in a hoodie wandered up to the teacher and handed him a sheet of construction paper. Still wet with glue, she had attached the top sheet onto another,Continue reading “Let Them Lead”