c/o: Be Nice. Be Kind shirt by Taylor Mill Clothing Company This community continues to help ground me in my love and passion for teaching. I received over 40 thoughtful questions that are inspiring me to reflect on my practice and collaborate with colleagues. If I shared all 40 answers in a blog post... it would be about 114 pages of[...]
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Yah... I got in some “trouble” this year. The quote, “I have two moods: 1. Worry about everything 2. YOLO” that’s floating around the teacher instagram world was basically my life this year. I definitely spent the months of May and June in the total YOLO phase. Prior to that, I was worried about making other people happy, tr[...]
A couple months ago, I was chatting with a college undergrad who has been intensely pro-con-con-proing Teach for America. During our conversation, she shared she's nervous to work in a "bad" school. My senior year of college, I heavily debated applying to Teach for America but decided to get my masters first. I asked her to tell me mo[...]
I was born and raised in the PNW. Schools start in beginning of September and release students into the wild of summer in the end of June. It's been so shocking for me to see how many of you all are already packing up your classrooms because school is out! YOU GUYS MADE IT! What is everyone doing this summer? Any other crazies like me[...]
Does anyone else wish their teaching could compete with YouTube videos? I know I've had the thought... The reality of children today is they spend a lot of time in front of the television or the computer. I personally try to limit the amount of time I use technology in my classroom but have come to a realization. My students would rat[...]