This is so far out of my comfort zone I don’t believe I can adequately express just how far out of my box I had to come to bring you Milton & Prescott. Navigating the new and foreign world of blogs, websites, domains and copyrights nearly brought me to tears. I believe this will be a continual learning process. But alas, here we are and I am gaining new knowledge which I’m sure to celebrate in the future.
Milton & Prescott is brought to you by some very encouraging and persistent colleagues and family. Basically, I would have never created this blog without their little nudges and the oft repeated, “you should share this stuff”. I have been sharing “this stuff” but mostly just when requested. Not everyone under the sun teaches or likes to teach the way I do. But, here I am preparing to share “this stuff” with my colleague across the country and maybe around the world – wouldn’t that be awesome! “This stuff” my colleagues affectionately refer to is a simple collection of worksheets and some games that I have created for my classroom. I use them, they use them and maybe now you will use them too.
One of my biggest hang ups when it came to sharing “this stuff” was why do it? Let’s be 100% honest. Milton & Prescott is not the first teacher blog offering resources. It’s not ground breaking, earth shattering or life changing. Maybe what I have to offer isn’t really that good or the cutest. The negative chatter just kept coming and negative thoughts are powerful. Well, all those things could be true but what if they aren’t? The resources that I put on Milton & Prescott have had a positive impact on my students and me, as well as, my colleagues and their students. Maybe, just maybe, they will have a positive impact on you and your students as well. I sure hope so!
So, Welcome to Milton & Prescott, where we share what we have, to make a positive impact on young children.