Hello! I hope you all are enjoying your Sunday. I certainly am, as I just turned in my final paper and am officially finished with my fall semester. However, I certainly am not done with studying. I recently picked up my AEPA Special Education study book and will be hammering through these materials this break…
read more »Well . . . it happened. I jokingly called out my principal for awarding me this sweet parking spot to convince me to stay a 3rd year. He told me it wasn’t strategic and laughed it off. A third year is honestly looking pretty good, though . . . not for this reason, but I…
read more »Hi there, I am an incoming 2012 corps member and am excited to have a blog to document my adventures in the next 2 1/2 years. Teach For Us was an amazing resource in my decision process and continues to be an amazing resource in helping with the preparation for institute and my first year…
read more »This is the first time I’ve opened a word document to type anything but lesson plans, grad school papers, or to do lists in… well, probably about 4 months. 4 months since my 21st birthday. 4 months since I’ve started working. I did exactly what I didn’t want to. I stopped writing as soon as…
read more »today was the worst afternoon i’ve had all year. yes, i realize it’s only the 2nd week. i get that i’m JUST a 2nd year teacher. however, today was the worst afternoon i’ve had in a long time. it was a huge flashback to last year when i was struggling hard with one of my…
read more »I’m anxious as a little kindergartener. I’m so excited to see their smiling faces tomorrow! It’s gonna be great! (No, but really, I’m very nervous!!)
read more »Hi (PD’s name)! I am writing to you because I just came from a very memorable shopping trip for my classroom. (Math teacher’s name) and I went to Staples today for their penny deals (pencils, highlighters, and note cards this week!). We first went to the one on Central and Osborn. Then we went to…
read more »I mailed postcards to my 26 second graders this week. I am SO excited to meet them in 2 short weeks! Tomorrow is my first day at my school, AND my 21st birthday. If you asked me last year why I was excited for July 25, 2011….. it would NOT have been because I’m meeting…
read more »An orientation letter came from my new school this weekend. I opened it up and found wonderful things: A map of the neighborhood, letters from various leaders, and even some “homework.” But my favorite thing was a line in the orientation schedule page: “Faculty Members will receive laptops for use while working at the school.…
read more »Phoenix institute ended today. The last day in Room 23 with my Superstars was yesterday. We had SO much fun. Boy, I’m going to miss those kids. They made SUCH growth. One student in particular went from a 37% on his math diagnostic, and scored a 97% on his final. But almost more than the…
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