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How could I forget?

failed to mention that I almost died yesterday at work. Seriously. It's true. Here's what happened. I was walking from the office to my classroom. It just so happened that I entered the main hallway at the same time lun…
Most Horrendous Experience of My Teaching Career

Let me set the scene for you. I was meeting with different literature groups at the small group table. The four girls reading Stargirl were at the table. One of them asked me a question about arching my eyebrows. I wasn'…
Hump Day

Do you want to know the best part of my day? I'll give you some hints. It wasn't dealing with ASD (Absolute Sanity Destroyer) for 20 minutes after school because he has a B-. Even when I explained that the B- is the resu…
Today is the first day I have ever entertained thoughts of working in a different school. I would rather poke myself in the eye with a pencil three thousand times than listen to another teacher complain about the schedul…
Tonight was glorious: ~high school football game, both teams 2-0 going into it.... my team lost though :( ~fall like weather, first time wearing a socks & shoes and a sweatshirt this season ~great company, St. Mark p…
Why I love my job

Tonight was open house. I am not actually a fan of open house because I have to be at school for an insane amount of time. I have to teach normal hours, make my classroom presentable, and then come back for two hours to …
On the Eve of School

I do not feel ready for the first day of school. I do NOT want to go for the room is not ready, the to do lists are not completed, a book is calling my name. August 12th is not a day for starting school; It's a day for …
Anticipation

I've always looked forward to the beginning of school. I love picking out the perfect school supplies and shopping for school clothes. I also relished the idea of seeing my friends everyday. More than that I looked fo…
Where has the summer gone?

The countdown has begun: The first day of school is two weeks from today. As scary as that may be, I am starting to get excited about meeting my students. In honor of school starting soon I went shopping today. I found…
Today's Teacher Inservice -or- Reasons to Keep on Trying

My students had an early dismissal today. They got to go home early so I could listen to a depressing presentation on self-injury and discuss solutions to our districts abysmal graduation rate for the three thousandth t…