I have been working very hard on my pre-work. Here is what I have developed for my Story of Self. What do you think? My papa always said you never fail until you stop trying. My dad always told me to do your best and then do even better. I grew up in rural…
read more »I sent Nick this text message Tuesday afternoon: “My 4A block was the wooooooorst today. I nearly hit someone with a stapler. But I didn’t. So the good news is I’m still employed.” And then when I returned to school on Wednesday morning to a 1B block that was almost as terrible as my 4A,…
read more »Before our Chinese New Year beak one of my students left our school. He is applying for early acceptance into college. Before he left he gave me a huge compliment. We were talking about his writing. I told him how much he had grown as a writer, and how proud I was of the progress…
read more »I really enjoyed this movie, especially after watching Waiting for Superman and reading articles for my Teach for America pre-work. SO much of what I am learning in pre-work came up in this movie – statistics, ideals about teaching, etc. The movie is about two women who were not satisfied with the education their children were getting…
read more »So I have been reading over some of the questions for interviews and one of them talks about your philosophy of education. I remember writing my philosophy of education during my sophomore year of college. It was a daunting task to think about how and why I teach the way I do. This is what…
read more »I’ve always wanted to be a teacher. Before I was in TFA, teaching was all I ever wanted to do. I absolutely love teaching. But as I look at my options for next year, I’m forced to think practically. Can I afford to continue teaching? Before I started teaching, I had no debt. I had…
read more »Ni Hao for those who don’t know is hello in Chinese. I want to tell you a bit about myself. I am currently teaching in China at an international school. I moved here with my husband after I graduated in May 2011 with my degree in Secondary English Education. I teach middle-school and high-school science,…
read more »Today was…less than perfect. I mean, not terrible, but seriously not good either. BUT. One student of mine who consistently misses my first block class because he never gets to school on time came to me today and we had a really serious conversation about where he wants his life to go and how he will get…
read more »To assuage any worries out there, I have no intention of quitting. I am committed to this job and I really do love my kids. If you read the TeachForUs blogs often, you’ll probably come to the conclusion that this job is very difficult. I guess the one thing that I haven’t gotten use to…
read more »I recently read Gary Rubinstein’s post entitled: “The Silence of the (Sacrificial) Lambs” and immediately thought back to the classic Paula Cole hit, “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” In the past month, his post has generated nearly 100 comments, many from defensive or offended corps members; some of the more insightful comments come from…
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