Posted in First-Year, Philosophy, Teach For America, Teacher Perks on Nov 13th, 2008 No Comments »
I’ve noticed that I’ve been griping with my fellow teachers a lot. From the kids who think they know it all, to the unpredictable schedules, to colleagues who think they can get away with being useless, to the clocks that NEVER seem to stay in sync with one another…we whine and grouch and make a [...]
Posted in Lighthearted, Teacher Perks on Nov 11th, 2008 4 Comments »
Before this gets too stale, 3 Reasons why the Halloween school day was awesome:
1. Allowing the Halloween spirit infiltrate my lesson.
It was Friday, a review and quiz day. Rather than using my default green background on the keynote, I used orange. And rather than merely putting up review questions on the board that our class [...]
Posted in First-Year, Struggles on Nov 11th, 2008 2 Comments »
There’s always something to grade, something to plan, something to analyze, something to improve, something school related that I should be doing at every moment of the day. Or, at least that is what it feels like. Though (for my own mental and emotional health) I make time for myself and for loved ones, I [...]
