It feels like so short and so long a time since March 1st, when the blogging challenge began. It’s definitely been a way to build…
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It feels like so short and so long a time since March 1st, when the blogging challenge began. It’s definitely been a way to build…
My College Prep group of seniors is racing toward the finish line of their third piece: the scholarship essay. I structure the class so it’s…
As kids recover from illness in our house, I took a step back yesterday from blogging, and halfway planned to create a make-up post today.…
The toddler is not quite well enough to go back to school yet (darn you, pink test line), so my writing tonight was sub plans.…
After this spring break, I’m looking forward to a little bit of routine reentering my life*: a schedule, at least a twelve-minute drive of quiet…
Read more Slice of Teaching #26: Back to Reality (thankfully)
I’m sneaking in what drafting I can while everyone else in the house is asleep; I wish I were someone who could get up at 4am…
A nice moment, anyway, on a walk with the currently not-sick child. We strolled to a nearby park and around a pond, where we saw…
It’s a luxury to have time to read as an English teacher–one I capitalize on every break! My current favorites are nonfiction reads, especially ones…
I’ve heard it said (and said it myself) many times: if you don’t tell your own story, someone else will. That’s doubly true in education.…
I’m borrowing from a self-care routine I use every day, either on my commute home or as I’m winding up the final strands of the…