Recent events: I finished my second grad class of my master’s in ed leadership, a finance class. Glory be. I enjoyed it, but this on-line jazz gets me crazy because I consistently miss deadlines and confuse calendars and don’t check any grades until the very end. One of my classes met their writing goal square…
read more »Yesterday, I was told that my high school Physics teacher, Mr. Wertz, had terminal liver cancer. I was in the process of writing him a letter last night to send him and let him know how much he inspired me. Then my best friend called me and told me he passed away today. So here is my…
read more »Dear Admissions Officer at Stanford University – I noticed that in this year’s application to the Graduate School of Business you ask, “What matters to you most?” It’s a hard question for me to answer but I would like to address the question on behalf of one of my students, TS. He is a 7th…
read more »So far, it has been a good week back to school from Spring Break. We started the unit on electricity in Physical Science, which I think students are enjoying it because it is so relevant. And my Physics students have had some really great attitudes lately, which just makes class so much more pleasant. {SIDE…
read more »This morning I woke up in New Orleans, in Leaf’s bed with the tiniest bit of rain outside. I opened my eyes and, after recovering from being slightly disoriented in a new state, consciously thought about how I didn’t feel good. This is spring break, this is 10 degrees warmer than already-warm Arkansas, this is…
read more »Tomorrow I have an interview. I am so nervous. My husband keeps reassuring me that I should not have a problem. I have made it this far. I think the fact that the place that I interview is where I will be for the next two years is a bit daunting. I just hope that…
read more »The title for today’s blog is what I do NOT want to happen. And so, I am working on my lesson plans today instead of going out and spending my Friday off doing more interesting and fun things. But it will be worth it when I can enjoy my Sunday birthday free of lesson planning…
read more »“The majority of people won’t go where they’re uncomfortable.” – Dr. Gunter Today was our first day of Professional Development in San Antonio. The trip started yesterday (but feels like it started weeks ago). Our flight was at noon: three TFA-ers (which would become four when the last completed the marathon she ran in the…
read more »Yesterday, we had ProSat. Which was annoying because we just had ProSat two weeks ago, but with both Mississippi and Arkansas Spring Breaks coming up (yes, I am counting down the days and it is five) they had to be scheduled very close together. Anyway, at our Diversity and Inclusiveness session, my MTLD asked us…
read more »This might be real close to the longest I’ve gone without an update. On Sunday I’m boarding an airplane and flying to San Antonio with some of my favorite TFA ladies to attend a LEAD21 conference in San Antonio. We’re the founding females for Arkansas Tech’s “Walton Scholars” program which recruits Arkansas TFA corps members…
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