A few years ago, I wrote a post that went viral about teachers going back to work after Christmas break. I was sitting on my couch in my pajamas feeling the familiar pang of Sunday anxiety and wrote the post quickly and posted it without much thought. Soon, I was getting emails from teachers around…
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Annoying Positivity: 4 Reasons This Will Be the Best School Year
The summer has been good to me: I got married, tried a Jamocha shake from Arby’s, starting using coupons, moved into our new house, saw Wonder Woman, got to travel around Michigan, learned to make healthy french toast, FaceTimed with my nephew while he held the phone, and also had the best cinnamon roll of…
Talking School: 4 Reasons to do it less this year
I speak 3 languages. English, Spanish and School. I am a Trilingual educator. “Talking School” is a teacher phenomenon. Teacher-ese if you will. Do not underestimate the tiny crevices into which school talk can leak. I have talked school floating in the pool. (I do not like it, Sam I am!) On a beach in…
My Summer Break Acceptance Speech
Greetings to all who read this. I am used to having an audience of about 27 little humans, so being here on stage to accept this award does not faze me in the slightest. When you have asked students to tell you if you have chocolate on your face or not, it takes a lot to feel…
Why I Don’t Want a ‘Normal’ Job: 11 times teaching is the best, even when it isn’t
About 39 times a year, I question why I went into teaching. It’s a crazy life. A life that one can only understand once in the trenches: tying the shoes and wiping the tears and teaching the words. There are some days where on my way home, I am convinced that I am never stepping…
To Every Teacher Going Back to Work This Week
Hey teacher, It’s almost noon on Sunday and I am still in my pajamas sipping from a mug of coffee. Tomorrow at this time, I will have seen over 85 students, 3 different classes, and will probably even be in real clothes, potentially even with my hair done and not slicked back in a messy…
Count Your Blessings, Not Your Chins. 