Twice a semester we as teachers are given the assignment to report on each student's individual progress in their academics, social, spiritual, physical, etc-eral well-being in school. So, six times a year, I'm suppose to think of 146 clever and... Continue Reading →
I am back at school! My second week of my second year of teaching is almost over, I can reach out and touch Labor Day weekend. It's been really good so far. My stress level is way lower this year,... Continue Reading →
Every summer since I was 13 I have gone on a week-long journey that helps me define who I am, or who I want to be; that snaps me into perspective; forces me out of my comfort zone and into... Continue Reading →
Some say the three best things about being a teacher are June, July, and August. And sometimes I have to agree with that! Because I'm off right now, I got to take a full week to go visit my family... Continue Reading →
I can’t believe I made it through my first year of teaching. I can’t. And that it went…wellish. I didn’t have too many horrible parent encounters of the third kind. I only suspended one student (for cutting my drama class... Continue Reading →
I'm 26? really? 26?!@ what the what. i never thought I would be this old. That is true. I mean, when you're growing up, you think about turning 13, 16, 18, 21, and than all the fantasies stop there, because... Continue Reading →
So much funny happens on a daily basis that I want to write about. Unfortunately, like many of you, I'm sure, I spend a lot of time staring at a computer screen, slouched over a desk, slinging back lukewarm faculty... Continue Reading →
I have favorites. Probably all teachers do. Kids we just like a little more...and I know we're not supposed to, but...well it just happens. I really try to approach each child the same. And I do love them all to... Continue Reading →
It is a common misconception that teachers working at a private Christian school make good money. But my pay is so low (I'm uncredentialled, first year teaching a foreign language I don't even know...it's not really their fault!) that I... Continue Reading →
1. I can't stop saying the word "sucks." And I'm pretty sure I said "hella" one time without realizing it. 2. Someone farted in the sixth grade class and I demanded to know who it was. (no one owned up)... Continue Reading →
I am so thankful for my job. I love all the challenges that come up each day, I love all the creative ways I am divinely inspired to meet them, I have even grown to love phrases like "sensible heels,"... Continue Reading →
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