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A Message from the Universe
Screenshot Saturday I shared this screenshot back in February. When I originally posted this, I reflected on how as a teacher, I tried to do everything. Because I said yes to everything. But now I don’t because I know that what really matters is at home. It has nothing to do with my job. I… →
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A Teaching Reminder
Flashback Friday I wasn’t sure exactly what I was going to reflect on for today. It has been another busy day. I went into our new building today to help set up for an event that’s going on tomorrow. While I was there, another employee that works where I now work came in. We were… →
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I Tried
Remember back when I was counting down my favorite “teachable moments” earlier this year? It was my top 10 favorite moments from my teaching career. Remember “Greg” from Teachable Moment #9? His mother had reached out to me last year to catch up and I found out that she and her late husband had a… →
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In the Blink of a Year (part 1–the “before”)
Given today’s prompt about habits that bring you joy, here’s another one that I thought of. I really enjoy scrolling through the pictures on my phone. I take a lot of pictures and screenshots of things that I like, or speak to me in some way. I have pictures on my phone going back to… →
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Better Through the Years
What do you think gets better with age? It’s perfect timing that a question like this comes up on today of all days. Today is July 11th, which is in fact, my birthday. So the obvious answer to this question is…me. I get better with age. Seriously. I have that Timehop app that shows you… →
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The Finale
So here’s the thing…exactly one year ago I wore this shirt on my last day of work at my old job. My official last day was June 30th, the end of my contract, but the 27th was a Thursday and the last scheduled day according to our summer office hours schedule. I wore this shirt… →
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Teachable Moment #9
I’m counting down the most memorable moments from my teaching career leading up to the one year anniversary of the day I moved on from my life as an educator. Remember the boy I told you about who kept bringing me baby turtles from the pond on the farm land where his family lived? I… →
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Teachable Moment #6
I’m counting down the most memorable moments from my teaching career leading up to the one year anniversary of the day I moved on from my life as an educator. This particular moment, or really, several moments actually don’t involve students. Actually, students were the catalyst, but they absolutely did not participate. My experience as… →
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Teachable Moment #5
I’m counting down the most memorable moments from my teaching career leading up to the one year anniversary of the day I moved on from my life as an educator. Last month I wrote a post that explained how I came to be the Battle of the Books coach at my school. (Despite it all…I’m… →
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Teachable Moment #3
I’m counting down the most memorable moments from my teaching career leading up to the one year anniversary of the day I moved on from my life as an educator. Number 3 is all about Annie. No quotation marks this time. Annie really was her name. Though to be honest, Annie was a turtle. And… →