Its possible that a lot of opinions people might have had about me teaching at a private Christian school have a sort of...validation. Its possible that my personality is a bit....wild for my current working environment. For example... Back to... Continue Reading →
I love that we start school with a nice three-day (or four-day, if you're a rotten public school student. what the heck we didnt get that when I was in school!?) weekend right off the bat. It kinda eases us... Continue Reading →
Everyone who has asked me what I'm doing for a job right now has a similar response when I tell them that I'm teaching junior high. "Really? why? they're so...awful...." - most people "Seriously? Oh thats sucks, I would never... Continue Reading →
Okay this morning, first real day of school, after like six cups of coffee, laminating everything I could get my hands on, and the nervous morning poo, and pacing around the desks and wondering if I had correctly aligned the... Continue Reading →
So the joke still hasnt gotten old for me. It goes something like this: Someone Rachel hasn't seen in a while: "hey! hows the job hunt going?" Rachel: "oh yeah i got a job! I'm going to be a teacher!!"... Continue Reading →
I remember my great grandma talking about spiders in the South that were the size of dinner plates. i woud laugh at her exaggeration. I am not laughing now. Last night, while tucking my mosquito net in around my bed... Continue Reading →
my best friend Traci's brother Matt has been fighting the war in Afghanistan for the last year or so. They were called last week that he had been injured in some sort of accident or attack, they're not sure which.... Continue Reading →
Things I know about Texas: the sky is big. the fried chicken is good. the sun is hot. and the people dont talk good English. When I told people that I was going to Texas to learn Latin, they all... Continue Reading →
Okay so the initial excitement about landing a teaching job, having a plan, the promise of paychecks and benefits is slowly dying. All the cuteness of the kids asking me to sign their yearbooks, clapping for me at the assembly... Continue Reading →
I'm not sure how it happened, but tonight I found myself chaperoning a junior high dance party. And probably enjoying the dance more than I did when I was actually in junior high. Even though everyone there called me "hey... Continue Reading →
The start of a new week is both the best day and the worst day of the week for the unemployed. A. All you suckers have to get up early and to go to work today! nine to fiiiive hahaha!... Continue Reading →