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It’s so depressing being a teacher. Other than my teacher friends, the general consensus I come across (including some so-called friends) seems to be that teaching is a poorly operated profession, where teachers get way too much money for way too little work. No matter what, teachers are wrong. No matter how your child is […]
When I was a freshman in college, in order to blow off steam, my friends and I gathered in one of our rooms at 3:00 every Friday. We danced on desks, chairs, and beds to Madonna’s “Where’s the Party” and Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It” (No old jokes, please). We blasted the music, danced out all the […]
Forgive me blog, for I have laxed. It’s been about three months since my last post. In that time we’ve had Thanksgiving, Christmas, a cancelled 5k that may have been a scam for money, a cancelled 5k due to bad weather, the New Year, 5 new pounds, and about 27 snow days. As if that […]
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 […]
