Who doesn't love alliteration? Three T's in a row? Hot damn! As you may have picked up from other posts, when I'm not writing this amazing blog, I'm a full time teacher. I started teaching three years ago when I became a corps member for Teach for America in the West side of Chicago, and have … Continue reading Teacher Tangent Tuesday #1
Last weekend, I went to session two of the work on purpose fellowship and I discovered both my strengths and my values. To catch ya'll up: my top five strengths were harmony, communication, empathy, input and consistency. My top three values... are non-compliance (hahaha), physical health, and humor. This weekend, I, Jeanette, learned that I … Continue reading My Values Aren’t For the Greater Good
According to the weather app, it feels like -32 degrees outside right now. All that makes me want to do is curl up with a cuppa coffee and a good book and get down to it. There's nothing like a book that can take you out of your current reality (which happens to be a … Continue reading January Booket List Review
From 8am to 4pm, I'm a special education teacher. I've been a teacher for three years now, and I have a lot of feelings about it. Some days, it's really flipping hard - usually emotionally, sometimes physically. I've also had really easy days. I've had days where I've left work feeling inspired about what I … Continue reading Confessions of a Teacher