In every relationship there comes a time when you have to have an awkward conversation in order to move forward. I have delayed this one long enough. We need to talk about the elephant in the room. Yes, the school year is rumbling towards its clunky end but that does not change the fact that …
All I heard was, “Beep Beep!” and then felt the blur of breeze as she rode by on her scooter.
I get the question almost everyday. What will school look like this fall? As a teacher, many of my neighbors and friends think I have some inside track on the plans of not only the district where I work but the schools all around us. Apparently there are some super secret, back-room meetings teachers can …
Here we are. Summertime. School is out, the weather is warming, the sun sticks around a little longer. It is the time of year when we all retreat to our separate little corners of the world and live all of those things which make us look forward to the word “summertime”. This year is definitely …
During this unprecedented time of unique challenges of everyone being all in this together but completely alone and in the same boat except that some people are in yachts and some are on the little floating door thingy that Rose from Titanic totally bogarted from Jack because we all know there was plenty of room …
We are missing you right now You are home. We are home. Some of you are simply “off” for a few weeks. Some of you are engaged in “distance” or “remote” learning. It is tough right now, for sure. There are unanswered questions like, “When do we get to go back and see our friends?” …
We Really Do Love You. Usually. Any good teacher is there because of the students . Sure, the $143.00 a week is nice too (a salary crack already? Yes.) but it really is for the kids. Whatever age group a teacher teaches, she is there because of the kids. We can’t help it. We love …
Everyday, thousands of good teachers go to work to teach the children of the nation and to change the world. We waltz through our days with smiles on our collective faces; beautiful little birds tweeting about the room, flowers in full bloom, harps playing and angels singing. Our students, bright and shiny and eager to …
“Personal should remain personal and professional should remain professional. Set and maintain boundaries.” This is in the “So You Want To Become a Teacher” class 101 manual. None the less, it came home in an email during our corona-cation. For good teachers, this is an odd email. For good teachers, this is something so obvious …