Mr. C.
"Tell Me Something Good, Woohoo!": A Dear Poem About a Student Even More Dear to Me.
Poetry Reading at Analogue Books and Records in Pueblo, CO.
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Mr. C.
- Sep 11
- 2 min
Poem, "Kindergarten" | TeacherWithTourettes
The first day of school, you were face down
on the floor
crying in front of my classroom
talking in gasps
of tears too old to be your own
sa
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Mr. C.
- Aug 28
- 3 min
...Because Relationships Matter
I said, "Oh, I'm so sorry. I know how you feel. I miss my mommy too (been deceased for 12 years, absent from my life for 40 years). "But yo
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Mr. C.
- Jul 16
- 2 min
The Healing Feeling of New Beginnings | Teacher with Tourette's
I gave a keynote speech at the Alaska Statewide Special Education Conference in Anchorage, AK, which not only allowed me to share my message
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Mr. C.
- Apr 30
- 3 min
The “Eye” of The Matter | Teacher with Tourette’
Don’t judge a book by its cover, they always say.
This mantra should be practiced even more when interacting with people with disabilities,
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Mr. C.
- Apr 13
- 3 min
Mr. C.’s Six Steps to Building Positive and Enduring Relationships with Your Elementary Students
Always tell your students that you love them, even during the difficult times, because that is probably when they need to hear it the most.
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Mr. C.
- Apr 10
- 3 min
The Toughest Day of My Teaching Career
In my last post, I iterated how my first year of teaching in Denver turned out to be something of a “witch-hunt”, a term my then-principal u
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Mr. C.
- Apr 8
- 2 min
Sometimes a Relationship Can Save a Life (When You Question If You're Where You Should Be)
But then, around mid-year, a 2nd grade student I worked with was observed by her teacher licking her chair. Concerned, I took the student t
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Mr. C.
- Apr 2
- 3 min
The Night I Suffered a Toxic Brain Injury
I had a SPECT scan done. I received an answer to my deepest fears: I had sustained a toxic brain injury.
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Mr. C.
- Mar 29
- 3 min
The Slap Seen Around the World
Think before you speak; never speak before you think.
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Mr. C.
- Mar 26
- 2 min
Different Kinds of Smart: My Friend Stony, and his Down Syndrome Genius and Gifts
In it, he posed the question: “Why do they call it ‘Down syndrome’, when you bring everybody ‘Up’?
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Mr. C.
- Mar 22
- 1 min
World Poetry Day!
Enjoy this video blog I made a few years ago of me reading a poem from my book, "Why Teach?" about my love affair with teaching. :)
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Mr. C.
- Mar 19
- 2 min
Reflections of my first "big" speech
He uplifts his audience and opens their eyes and shows them a new perspective to a life with disabilities.
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Mr. C.
- Mar 15
- 3 min
When “Freddy Krueger-ed” by Trauma, Write. Write!
My trauma normally comes to me in my dreams, like in a recurring version of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” I tend to dream about the same traum
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Mr. C.
- Mar 13
- 2 min
When “Cookies” meet our “Poison” and “Poison” meets our “Cookies.”
Being kind, forgiving, and loving is a choice, so is being abusive.
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Mr. C.
- Mar 6
- 3 min
Embracing My Inner "Hulk"
My Hulk keeps me from feeling one of life's greatest experiences.
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Mr. C.
- Dec 16, 2019
- 1 min
Poetry Sunday
One of my favorite poems from my book, Fingerprints, about a special student, as well as the story behind the poem.
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Mr. C.
- Jul 10, 2019
- 1 min
The wonderful adventures of Mr. C. and his students
Hello everyone, I hope summer 2019 is treating you kindly and you are all doing well! As stated in the video below, I am trying to be...
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