2019 - damn were you a year. Like everyone else on the planet, there were highs and lows and days that just felt fine. 2019 brought me lessons, laughter and my fair share of tears. 2019 brought me travel and adventure with the people I care about. So before 2019 melts into the other years, … Continue reading 2019: A Year in Review
One of my goals for 2020 is to write more. I think I hesitate to write because I want it to be "pretty" - if I don't have a cute photo to use as the headline, whats the point?! I want to get away from that. I feel better when I write (and ramble). Right … Continue reading Life, Lately – Winter Break Edition
Today, we had an active shooter drill. Yesterday, there was another school shooting. Another one. My students handled the drill well. They didn't question it. They complied. They each quietly left their seats and huddled under the computer tables. Several helped me to lower the blinds and cover the windows with paper. They understand what … Continue reading Today In School…
It's bizarre how much of our identity is tied to our profession. Maybe it isn't so strange - we spend so much of our time at work, getting ready for work and unwinding from work. Work is where people tend to spend most of their days. It makes sense that our self worth is so … Continue reading I’m Not “Just” a Teacher
Is your cup half full? Half empty? I want neither. I want a cup that is so full, that it overflows onto the saucer beneath it. With the self-love, respect and energy that overflows, I want to give to others. I recently heard this quote on a podcast. People always say you can't give unless … Continue reading Don’t Give From Your Cup, Give From Your Saucer
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
They say it takes a month to make a habit, so does that mean I'm one week away from Five Thang Friday being a habit?!?! This week has been pretty good to me. We're continuing to settle into our new home and I'm adjusting to this commute (as discussed in a previous post). Read on … Continue reading Five Thangs Friday #3
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
After college, I went into Teach for America as a corps member. I was placed in Chicago, and taught for two years while going to graduate school to become a licensed teacher. It was the hardest two years of my life, by far. For most people who go into TFA, academics had been easy for … Continue reading Head + Heart = Hustle
I think I might be a job snob. I've been called a snob before, but never a job snob. I'm not quite sure how to handle this. For the entirety of my adult life, I've held two jobs - both as a special education teacher. The first school I worked at was the epitome of … Continue reading Job Snob and Presidency