Sometimes, what you need most as a teacher is the time to recharge. I’ll do this in small pieces during my everyday routine — going…
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Sometimes, what you need most as a teacher is the time to recharge. I’ll do this in small pieces during my everyday routine — going…
Sometimes, in teaching, I’ve found I need to take quiet time on my own and privately process my experiences before sharing them with students or colleagues. It’s…
It’s been a long day of preparing sub plans and suitcases, so I’m going with a “slice lite” plan this evening. I’m a quotation-saver. I…
I made it a whole week!…by just over two hours before the deadline, but still. Especially in a busy year and on an eventful day,…
Some days, you have to nerd out about something you’re teaching. My big experiment this semester: literature circles with sophomores. The general idea: students invest…
A short one, because it is Sunday, and the beginning of the week beckons. Though I am traditionally really bad at it, our family has…
Ahhh, teacher weekends: this is the slice that everyone knows about, but you have to be (or love) a teacher to truly witness. An abbreviated…
This is the first Multi-Lit Friday of the writing challenge, y siento nerviosa. Even though Spanish surrounded me as a child, it was the language…
I’m intrigued by the idea of a “gripe journal” (our inspiration/suggestion for day two of this challenge), but I want to ruminate more on the…
This is my second year participating in the Slice of Life blogging challenge, and I’m putting a little extra twist on my writing this year.…