Mr. C.Sep 11, 20222 min readPoem, "Kindergarten" | TeacherWithTourettesThe 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
Mr. C.Aug 28, 20223 min read...Because Relationships MatterI 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
Mr. C.Jul 16, 20222 min readThe Healing Feeling of New Beginnings | Teacher with Tourette'sI gave a keynote speech at the Alaska Statewide Special Education Conference in Anchorage, AK, which not only allowed me to share my message
Mr. C.Apr 13, 20223 min readMr. C.’s Six Steps to Building Positive and Enduring Relationships with Your Elementary StudentsAlways tell your students that you love them, even during the difficult times, because that is probably when they need to hear it the most.
Mr. C.Apr 10, 20223 min readThe Toughest Day of My Teaching CareerIn 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
Mr. C.Dec 16, 20191 min readPoetry SundayOne of my favorite poems from my book, Fingerprints, about a special student, as well as the story behind the poem.
Mr. C.Jul 10, 20191 min readThe wonderful adventures of Mr. C. and his studentsHello 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...