I love the spring, but I HATE how everyone decides to schedule all the great events in the spring, but also everyone wants to do dentist appointments and doctor appointments and meetings. All the art groups are like SPRING SHOW!! Art-a-Whirl! The debate association has the annual spring meeting. The circus show is coming up! … Continue reading April 26: Packed Schedule!
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April 24: Perfectionism
I don't think I'm a total perfectionist - I've seen way worse - but there are some things that I can't stand to leave uncorrected or unperfected. One of those things is design - I hate when fonts aren't quite right, or the edges don't quite line up correctly, or the space is uneven, or … Continue reading April 24: Perfectionism
April 20: 420
This might be the first 4/20 I didn't worry much about going to work. Columbine happened 19 years ago, just before I graduated with my B.A. I had just been accepted to start my Masters program in Education at the U of M that summer. For some, 420 is a day to celebrate weed; for … Continue reading April 20: 420
April 17: It’s Tuesday again.
Today was super busy and it didn't help that my ear was plugged pretty much all day so I couldn't hear out of the right side of my head. This was disadvantageous, considering 9th graders want to talk to me all the time and I can barely hear them when they are all talking anyway, … Continue reading April 17: It’s Tuesday again.
April 11: Sick again. Snow again. Whatever.
My throat hurts. I'm tired. I am sniffly and stuffy. I'm not in any shape to think straight or write coherently. It's supposed to snow again. Some models are saying a lot. If I wasn't sick feeling, I might be more upbeat about it, but I feel crappy, so I just want to eat deep … Continue reading April 11: Sick again. Snow again. Whatever.
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
April 3: ACT day
Today was my first time helping out with the ACT at my new school and it was a different process than what I'd been doing up until now, which was kind of weird. The biggest thing was the lack of anything to engage my mind, aside from the weird things I noticed on the ceiling … Continue reading April 3: ACT day
March 29: It’s going to be okay
On the way to school today, I listened to "Keep Ya Head Up" by Tupac and it's been in my head all day. Regular readers of this craziness will know that having songs stuck in my head is typical, but today it was the same song all day, I think. Which is different. But it … Continue reading March 29: It’s going to be okay
March 28: Middle School? Really?
Life threw a curveball today: it looks like I'm going to be teaching at the middle school for half the day next year. I've never taught middle school during the school year. The most I've done is: a) coach 8th grade girls soccer; and b) teach 8th grade summer school where I got to make … Continue reading March 28: Middle School? Really?
March 27: Resumes are Dumb
I just updated my resume because, hey, you never know when you might need it. I wish resumes could be more straight forward - like, I just want to know what I should put on it - and less redundant. When you apply for a job at most schools, they have a whole online process … Continue reading March 27: Resumes are Dumb
Adventures in Distraction 