Teaching

So right after our Valentine’s day party at little misters school, his teacher announced that she was being promoted and that preschool would be closed …

In the world of high-stakes education testing, where I hear my friends saying that their child is stressed and that these tests cause anxiety, I …

Wow, seriously wow.  The first half of the school year is over and the second half has just begun.  It is day four and already …

6 weeks ago I sat down and wrote this post about school year goals.  I had great intentions.  I figured I would be more pulled …

You know sometimes I look at something and I think that I can handle it, along with ALL my current responsibilities.  Graduate school was one …

So last year I felt terribly unorganized and hated the way my class was running.  I knew I needed to organize my class differently.  I …

Today I am putting on my teacher face and heading back to work.  I will say that I am not ready this year.  I really …

As I wrote before I have been participating in these awesome weekly challenges to recharge my teaching spirit and help me focus at the end …

Week one’s challenge was to just reflect.  Which I did here.  Week two challenged us to make a list of Summer activities. 1. Spend quality …

A few months ago I told you all that I was chosen by our 2014 senior class to give the keynote speech along with another …