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’m a tired teacher, but I’m still here
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…
Good teachers, summer breaks and self-care
By now, most of us have seen the tweet implying what ‘good teachers’ do during the summer. If you haven’t, here is the link to the tweet by @SteeleThoughts. It rightfully garnered pushback from members of various #EduCommunities. Some teachers either gave that tweet the…
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,…
Teaching Abroad 101: Find your village before you leave
A few weeks have passed since I’ve written about my plan to live the “American Dream” by teaching abroad. Don’t fret: I have not abandoned my dream, although a series of events have caused me to reconsider a number of times. I’ve actually been pretty…