I feel I have an amazing story to tell, but I don’t even know where to begin. I think Dustin put it best the other night when he said, “Baby, we’re fine. The fact that neither of us have had a panic attack or mental breakdown at this point is really quite miraculous. We’re up […]
Teaching Memoir
One of the classes I’m taking this semester is a creative writing class for teachers. Not only do we learn how to become better creative writing teachers, we learn how to be come better creative writers. We pick on piece that we work on and fine-tune throughout the entire semester. It’s actually the second class […]
Cliché New Years Post
So yes, I believe it’s time. Time for the clichéd “out with the old, in with the new” post where I talk about how thankful I am for the new year and what I resolve to do differently in 2012. As cheesy as I think it is, I defer to the cliche this year due […]
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Christmas Break
On our way back to Indiana for Christmas. I have to admit that this has been the hardest semester ever! It’s been the most mentally, physically, and spiritually exhausting four months of my life. This is the first year in a long time where I’m really giving into the “out with the old, in with […]
Teacher Ramblings
So, I’m torn. I was planning on implementing a new positive behavior reward system that included time reserved in class for “free time” like getting on the computer, playing games, and allowing time for fun “centers”. (If you aren’t and educator and don’t understand what I mean by “center”, it is simply a little station […]
Another day in paradise…
I really suck at this blogging thing. I’m not even going to do the whole “starting today, I’m going to start writing more!” declaration, because I know it will probably be another month before I post anything again. 😉 I open up Blogger this evening because I am worn out and just feel like there’s […]
"If" by Rudyard Kipling
We have this poem displayed in our bathroom down in Louisiana. I cannot tell you how much of a comfort it is to me. I read it every single day while I’m in the bathroom getting ready, and now I have almost the whole thing memorized. It is my favorite. It seems like it speaks […]
All Day Teacher Training = A Welcomed Break
I found out last night that I would be in teacher training all day today which, to be honest, was like the hallelujah chorus to my ears. The past week has been rough, so a day spent away from my students was a welcomed break. I felt bad for that sub, though… The day was […]
I Got a Job!!! :)
I finally have a minute to sit down and talk about my new job! To get everyone up to date, I started Monday as a 7th grade English teacher at Carroll Junior High (an inner-city, all black school) in Monroe. This school got a 69.2 (out of 120) on their school report card and is […]
