I think it goes without saying, the last two years during this pandemic and the implications of it, have been trying for all of us. Everyone has sacrificed something. Many have lost loved ones, some have lost trips, weddings, graduations, other special events, etc. Careers look different. Many jobs have gone remote. From my personal…
Take a deeeeep breath!!! You made it!!! You have finished the first semester of arguably one of the hardest years of teaching to date. You pushed through quarantines, mask mandates, perhaps online learning, curriculum changes, changes to procedures, new expectations from the higher ups, and this probably doesn’t even scratch the surface. All of these…
I have been pretty MIA recently because I have been unwell with Covid for the last 30 days. It has been very challenging to even make it through sub plans each day, let alone write a blog post. However, I am back and ready to share some of the takeaways I have learned over the…
Just this past Monday, I faced the craziness of teacher life. There was supposed to be a fire drill and then there wasn’t, a child was sick to their stomach with anxiety in the middle of teaching, emails from parents and administration were flooding my inbox as I tried to teach, special area time changed…