I wanted to write this post during the last week of school, but I’ll be completely honest: I was too tired. Once school officially ended, I kept telling myself “Tomorrow”. Again: I didn’t get around to it. Then, last week, one of those #edugurus tweeted that summer work packets were a waste of time. Needless … [Read more…]
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, exhaustion is typically par for the course, right? Outside of … [Read more…]
Here I am, again. Trying to convince myself to keep a blog alive. To my credit, I have written a few things on Medium, but even those posts have become sparse. Most of the time I feel as though I’m shouting the same stuff into the Universe’s largest echo chamber, anyway. Who wants to read … [Read more…]
“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 to snow, ice, and hazardous driving conditions, I find myself … [Read more…]