Oct 24
When I tell someone I’m a high school math teacher, usually one of two things happens. They tell me how much they hated math and how bad they were at it or they make a comment about how they could “never do THAT JOB” and usually includes a look of pity.. I’m not especially …
Oct 11
The beginning of the school year is always a time of turmoil for me. I’m so excited to get started and so nervous at the same time. You’d think, after 30 years, that I’d be used to it. NOT! This year I was particularly excited to get started. I get to work with Kate Nowak (@k8nowak) …
Aug 01
So I love to teach… I don’t mean like “love” to teach, I mean I passionately LOVE to teach to the point where I’m annoying to others that aren’t maybe as crazy about it as I am. Folks wonder about me. “How could she really love to work with those obnoxious teenagers everyday?” “Why would she …
Jun 07
Any of you that know me personally know that the 2012-2013 school year was a rough one for me so I was less than sure about how this one might go and what that might mean for my future in education and at my school. So a year after that challenging one, here’s where …
Jul 11
And then there were two! Two posts that is – on my brand new blog. A huge accomplishment for me. I debated and debated about posting this but then decided I specifically wanted to remember this so this is a selfish post entirely for me! How this blog got its name or one …
