Wow. What a morning. Yes, I know it’s only 10:30, but it’s already been that kind of morning. The classroom teacher, my GenEd co-teacher, is out today so I spent part of the morning getting her stuff set up. No biggie. I got her day together, I got my day together, I got my one […]
It’s probably stupidity. Honestly, it’s me. Maybe I shouldn’t say stupid. Let’s call it strong-willed, hard-headed, or even prideful. Stubborn? Whatever. It’s me doing what I know I shouldn’t do, and not doing what I should do. Le’ me ‘splain. I am a runner in the loosest sense of the word. My best 5k time […]
This Side of Third is sitting at a table with her peers, waiting to begin a training titled “Fundamentals in the Sentence Writing Strategy-Part 1 Sentence Composing” Zzzzzzzz. I can’t imagine how this is going to go. My degree is a B.S. in English-Writing. I think I may be a bit bored. Do I want […]
Wow. Watching the NYC marathon today was very inspiring. I am a fledgeling runner who has never run further than 3.15 miles. My best time is 37:00 minutes. My love for running is almost non-existent. I do it because it’s healthy, helps me lose weight, and is something I can personally do to reach a […]
According to Wikipedia, “National Novel Writing Month, shortened as NaNoWriMo, is an annual internet-based creative writing project that takes place every November. NaNoWriMo challenges participants to write 50,000 words of a new novel between November 1 and 30. Despite its name, it accepts entries from around the world. The goal of NaNoWriMo is to get […]
“Don’t post things that you think other people might be interested in. Post things YOU’RE interested in. True passion is infectious.” ~Ricky Gervais I have a blogging calendar that I try to stick to for posts and the Pin of The Week. So far, the POTW is the only thing that’s been calendar-faithfull. I’ve fallen […]
I saw a Tweet earlier today from @HuffPostEdu asking teachers about stress and what their districts do about it. Only 5 people responded to the tweet, but the combined answer is a resounding “NOTHING.” It seems as if nothing is being done at the distract level to help teachers relieve the stress of teaching. What […]
I am four weeks back into the school year and already looking forward to Christmas break. I haven’t felt this overwhelmed by a school year in a very long time. It’s disconcerting that after almost 20 years of teaching SpEd, I can get this rattled. I’ve actually been working on this post for weeks. In […]
Wow. The kids have only been back for three days and I already feel like it’s been a month. I feel overwhelmed and unprepared and far behind where I think I should be. I need to keep reminding myself that it’s only been three days. I look around and I see teachers who have their […]
The Top 7 Blogging Mistakes To Avoid – myHughesNet.com. As a beginning blogger who’s blog went live a week ago, this article was just in time! I need to print this out and post it everywhere (or maybe just use it as my desktop wallpaper). I need to really sit down and focus on my […]
