It’s been nearly a year since I quit my teaching job and society has hated me for it.
Ok - maybe hate is a little too harsh a word to use, but needless to say, society has rejected the act. The naysayers - well, let’s just say they have outnumbered the supporters. Why is this?
Well, for starters, I guess what I did was uncomfortable. Believe me, it was for me. For others? I guess it made them uncomfortable too.
The busy school year is approaching and here’s three ways I’m planning for a more simplified year.
Read MoreFinally sharing my classroom with you!
Read MoreTo all of the teachers, new or veteran, young or old. I see you. I’m with you. From one teacher to another, thank you for all you do.
Read MoreThus, my word of the year is not some great, magnificent English vocabulary word that I want to study, write in my notebook, and post on my bathroom mirror for daily reminding, but instead it is a way of life -- a phrase that I want to remember, and carry in my heart as I encounter 2018 with messy first-year teacher meltdowns, lesson plans, comprehension questions, and early morning coffee on the way to work.
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