Things that are on my mind: I'm sleepy I got an email from a student's mom that started with the greeting "Hi Teacher Robyn!" And now I want to be called Teacher Robyn instead of "MISS!" I had a kid who was my student in another semester one down to my room after school and … Continue reading May 15: the ides of May
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May 3: Tech 4 Teachers Class Make Up
I am taking a class called Tech 4 Teachers that meets once a week. I wanted to take it because I want to better use the 1:1 iPads at our school and I can use the credits for lanes. Well, one of the days was cancelled due to that April blizzard, so one of the … Continue reading May 3: Tech 4 Teachers Class Make Up
April 29: Threes
I couldn't decide what to write about tonight because while I have a ton of ideas, I didn't want to put the effort in to write about them fully. I'm not really motivated to write about the issues I'm concerned about with debate after a meeting with some women in the community. I have a … Continue reading April 29: Threes
April 28: Migraines
I am starting to get migraines. A couple years ago, I had my first migraine. It didn't hurt; it was an ocular migraine, which means that I had my vision disrupted and I felt weird, but that was it. It scared me a lot. I mean, all of a sudden my vision started to look … Continue reading April 28: Migraines
April 23: I don’t know
Annika saw me setting up to write. She asked me, "what's gonna be the title today?" And I responded, "I don't know." She looked at me for a beat, then looked down at my phone as I typed the title, then laughed. "Really!?" "Yeah." "What are you going to write about that?" "Don't know. Probably … Continue reading April 23: I don’t know
April 21: It’s hard to write when nothing happens
Not much happened today, which is good because I'm still recovering from the stupid virus I had and from not getting much sleep during the end of the week. My guts are rolling around again, so I haven't been able to do much aside from lay around, do a few chores, read, and sleep. That … Continue reading April 21: It’s hard to write when nothing happens
April 18: Internet Creation and Parenting
Annika wants to start her own blog and website. I'm not really sure how to help her do this, since I would want her website to be more private than most of the websites I've used. I'm sure I will be able to find something, but I don't know how I feel about this. When … Continue reading April 18: Internet Creation and Parenting
April 12: Make up
Last night I got home sick and went right to bed. I did get out of bed to eat dinner, thanks to Dak, but then I went back to bed, thinking I'd take a couple hour nap, then get up and take my medicine and write, then go to bed for the night. I'm sick … Continue reading April 12: Make up
April 10: Writing with a Friend
Annika has decided she is going to write with me. She has a sparkly notebook and she wants to write three acrostic poems on a single topic each day. Yesterday, she did animals, and today, she is doing birds. I think it's a great idea... in theory. I want her to get into writing more, … Continue reading April 10: Writing with a Friend
April 4: Placeholder
I'm teaching some writing with my squirrelly 9th graders, and they can't seem to get the idea of skipping part that they aren't sure about yet. I tried to explain to them that writing an essay is not so much like running a race where you start at the beginning and end at the end, … Continue reading April 4: Placeholder
Adventures in Distraction 