Happy Easter!

TIPTON COUNTY: “Their homes and schools were catastrophically damaged after an EF-3 tornado two weeks ago and today Crestview families received more bad news: Gov. Bill Lee won’t grant them an exception for next week’s TCAP testing.” 🤔 covingtonleader.com/news/bill-lee-…

Oak Ridge HS is seeking an dynamic and engaging math teacher to join our team. If interested, apply at ortn.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.a… Oak Ridge Schools @MrHawk731 Dr. Pickel

We can’t teach kids in 2023 like we taught kids in 2003 or 1993.

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to some of the BEST in the business!! All of us at Oak Ridge HS are lucky to have you all! Thank you for all that you do!!

When parents are all “why aren’t they teaching math the same way I was taught as a kid?” I’m like, because name one other thing you think should be done the same way it was THIRTY YEARS AGO?! #mathchat

In the first school that I taught, if kids were sleeping, the teacher got in trouble. Admin thought that if kids were sleeping, it was your fault because your lesson wasn’t engaging enough to keep them awake.

Spent nearly that to see Elton John. Worth every penny.

When a group of students surprised me with a baby shower!

Thank you Adam Wilson Realty for the cinnamon roll bar for Teacher Appreciation Week!! In all my years of education, this was a FIRST! We appreciate your kindness!!

Three grammar hills I will die on: Proper spelling, correct capitolization and always using the oxford comma.

Ah…basic statistics… This dude doesn’t get it! My math teacher soul is crying.

WAKE UP! IT'S MOTHER'S DAY! #MothersDay

A saint and a friend! We ❤️Janice!

Mme. Barry is THAT good. 🔥🔥🔥

Petition the #mtbos to rename completing the square as “Build a Square”

Oak Ridge HS #TheBEST Almost ready for Summer, I mean ready!!

I’ve been reading Building Thinking Classrooms, and I’ve began to implement the first 3 chapters this semester. However, would love to chat with others and discuss the book. I teach HS Geometry/Algebra 2. #mtbos #thinkingclassrooms

This article about educators resigning in a ruby-red county in front of an ultra r*ght-wing school board now contains my new favorite quote: “I have math to teach. I literally don’t have time to teach your kids to be gay.” Link: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…