With only 2 weeks left until the start of the 2019-20 school year, I’m still gathering resources (mainly picture books) to share with my students. After school ended, I spent 2 days in a Culturally & Historically Responsive Literacy training at Georgia State with Dr.…
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I hate what’s become of Special Education
Today is Thanksgiving. We are spending two short days with immediate family in Indiana, after touring four colleges with the middle child. On top of being mentally exhausted before the start of the week-long holiday, I am now physically exhausted. As a Special Education Teacher,…
I, Too, Recite the Student Loan Serenity Prayer
Like Michael Arceneaux, I, Too, Recite the Student Loan Serenity Prayer. This evening, I was sitting in the parking lot of ‘the place where my daughter works’ and decided to keep myself occupied by scrolling through my Twitter timeline. Since I arrived an hour early,…
I See What You Do: Why I won’t sit with teachers during lunch
“I can’t believe what you say because I see what you do.” ~James Baldwin In holding myself accountable about writing more as a means of both reflection and motivation, I’m writing on this beautiful Sunday to clear my head. After our 1-day workweek last week due…