It’s parent-teacher conference time, which means long days, but also some good opportunities to get on the same page as parents and catch up with…
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It’s parent-teacher conference time, which means long days, but also some good opportunities to get on the same page as parents and catch up with…
This feels like a dirty secret, hidden from teacher’s lounge grousing, but here it is: I like grading. Not all grading – – I’m not…
(Another entry idea from The Daily Post’s 365 Days of Blog Prompts.) It’s been a long gauntlet to run (71 hours), but the week of…
I’ve seen the research on it, I preach to my students about it, and yet I’m just as guilty of it as ever: multitasking. The…
At the ripe old age of 8 years in the classroom, I’ve figured out that no one is truly happy in late February or early March:…
Read more Teacher self-care – especially before Spring Break!
An evening view that was enough to make me pause on the way out of school far later than I meant to stay. Longer slice…
Letter of recommendation – due today Fundraiser t-shirt – $15 Superglue – for an artificial nail injury Pencil Pencil sharpener Manual pencil sharpener Pen Gum…
Read more An incomplete list of things I’ve been asked for today.
I tend to be an arrive early/stay late kind of teacher: I enjoy having time to myself to shift into work mode at the start…
I love the way snow muffles noise in the world. Walking this morning, the only sounds were our footsteps; the only company we had was…
Going out for dinner after a debate tournament is six parts necessity and six parts tradition. I’m usually exhausted and starving after putting in 20…