To some of you, I may seem overly excited about beginning my first blog. Truth be told, this is one of the highlights of my day. The past couple of days have been pretty rough, but today when I saw the kiddos at my placement, those problems seemed non-existent. I can always count on them…
read more »I attended a funeral today for a 10 week old baby boy. I have never been to a funeral for a baby. I haven’t been able to get the imagine of the tiny baby in a small casket out of my mind. One of my former students (from last year… she is no longer a…
read more »Grading exams is such a reassuring experience. My students took their 2nd unit exam today; it was on graphing linear equation. There were no scores lower than 71%, which I was so happy about. I can’t wait to give tests back and celebrate their success. My 2nd period class did remarkably well. My school went…
read more »I can’t believe how quickly this school year is going! My first day with students was on Wednesday, July 27th. This year I am teaching Algebra 1. We are having 8 week terms at my school. In this 8 weeks, I have to teach my students the ENTIRE year of Algebra 1. Whoa. Thankfully I…
read more »I cannot believe my summer vacation is over in 2 days! Wow, the past two weeks flew by. This coming week we will be working as a staff to revamp things for the 2011-2012 school year. And then the following week the students come back. As much as I love sleeping in and not going…
read more »This is my last week as a 1st year teacher. It’s crazy how fast the last 10 months have gone and how different I am now than I was a year ago. I started giving my students an end of the year survey today, and I teared up reading their responses. Two that really stood…
read more »Last week one of my students finished his LAST credit (in Algebra 2) and became a high school graduate. Another one of my students finished up his last credit tonight and is now a high school graduate. I am so PROUD of each of them. They have both overcome so much in their life and…
read more »With Induction and Institute closing in fast, I’m faced with the daunting but doable task of finishing the reading of assigned texts and watching assigned videos. Having just earned a B.S. Ed in a program that required much of the same types of study and reflection, I expected to fly through the process with relative…
read more »”What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what gets you out of bed in the mornings, what you do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you. fall in love, stay in…
read more »(sings): OH HAPPY DAY! Ok, maybe that’s a bit much, and my co-workers would probably not enjoy an actual song from me at all. BUT… I completed a second interview yesterday with the school in Indy at which I REALLY wanted to be a part. Now, I’ve received the e-mail saying that I SECURED THE…
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