Truth Bombs Start with a Doormat 23 Aug 202524 Aug 2025 It has been quite the shift from the slow-moving, quiet pace of Randolph, KS to the heart of bustle and action in Manhattan, KS! At my apartment complex it wouldn't…
FFA FFA Members Why are We Here? – Part 2 19 Jul 2025 As we move into part two of this mini-series, we're definitely getting into the heart of why our organization exists and the purpose of school-based Agricultural Education programs. As a…
FFA FFA Members Why are We Here? – Part 1 13 Jul 2025 We are kicking off this mini-blog series diving into a part of our FFA Opening Ceremonies! If you are just joining in on this blog series I recommend starting with…
Faith… Unspoken Christmas Gift 26 Dec 2023 It was yet another snowless Christmas Eve in the rain soaked Green Valley this year. Robbie was wrapping up his second year as the Ag Teacher there at the High…
Faith… Lessons From the Other Nine 1 Dec 2023 Tucked away in the Gospel of Luke in Chapter 17 is a small story describing ten lepers and their interaction with Jesus. We are not given much description of these…
Big Questions… Even Superheroes need a hero 31 Aug 2022 Education at Green Valley High was experiencing a lot of changes and Robert Wolfe felt like he was smack dab in the middle. Robert had been teaching Agricultural Education for…
Motivation FFA Chapters Forged in Times as These 24 Mar 20202 Apr 2020 In times of national challenge and struggle during the 20th Century, FFA Chapters were a mighty force of good both for their members and broader community here are a few…
Blogging Journey… Puzzlingly Hopeful & Inspiring 18 Mar 202025 May 2020 It has been 55 days since my last blog post...the world has changed a lot since then. I've been grappling like so many of us with what this all means…
Education Culture Power of a Collective, Shared Belief 23 Jan 2020 This past Monday during our inservice we discussed about an educational data resource called Visible Learning and the link to the full research website can be found here: http://www.visiblelearningmetax.com/ A…
Education Culture “First Days” 18 Aug 2019 In education thus far I have celebrated 24 "First Days"! 13 as a student myself...five as a college student...and now six as an educator! First days can produce a whole…