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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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Thanks, It’s the Experience
This is the 1-year anniversary of this prompt, and I know that because I went back and found where I answered this the last time it came up. It is once again perfect timing for a question like this. Today is exactly one year since the last day of my contract at the school where… →
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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 #7
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. Let me tell you about the paper cranes… I don’t remember what year it was that it started. I remember the class that started it.… →
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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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Is it really a waste though?
Once again I can’t answer the prompt with all the prompt tags and all that because this is verbatim a prompt that I have already answered. I’m pretty sure my answer to the question, “How do you waste the most time everyday?” was something like scrolling social media or some other activity that is similarly… →
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Hamilton and His $%&* Writing
I don’t know what the general feeling is these days about our founding fathers. With what is happening in the U.S. right now, I’ve seen comments where people have said they are probably rolling in their graves right now. Others see them as controversial figures because while they basically built our country from the ground… →