Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. And you’ll be fine.
This week was the first week of classes led by CMs. It was very hectic, because we still have tons of sessions to get through and lessons to plan and ways to improve, edit, tweak and repeat. All in...
View ArticleSometimes you have to see it to know it’s not for you
The last month, especially the last week and a half, has been especially difficult for me. It’s been hard to go to work every day, to stay at work for the whole day, and come home to continue working....
View ArticleThe best of realizations.
Today, after yet another trying day at my school, I reached the (near) end and felt just as I usually feel at the end of a particularly long slog trying to get third graders to act like real, live,...
View ArticleBringing the Joy Back, a Teacher’s Resolution for the New Year
Hello, all. It’s been a while. My first day back teaching kiddos was this past Wednesday. The week went well, but was very exhausting. My school chose to focus solely on re-culturing our students, and...
View ArticleWhen hope is all you have… and it ain’t enough.
There were more violent incidences at my school today. 16 students were arrested. 15 for one incident, 1 for an unrelated incident shortly before. I’ve been reading the news stories and hearing...
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