What little girl doesn't love princesses? When I was little, I resented the fact that I wasn't born one or two hundred years earlier so I could live in a luxurious castle and wear giant frocks. (Granted, I didn't realize that I would have had to wear a corset, potty in an outhouse, brush my… Continue reading The Disappointing Princess
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Overload
Today has been a struggle. I have waaaaay too many things in my brain. Here's what is going through my brain: What should we do about summer reading? What books should juniors have to read? What should the assessment look like? How do I want to change English 11 next year? The options are endless.… Continue reading Overload
Road trip (#sol17 23/31)
We're on the road to Lexington! Yay! This morning was a bit hectic at my house, but we got on the road around 10am. We're almost into Kentucky and it just started raining. Hopefully it'll clear up soon. We're going to stop for lunch and then finish up the journey. Tonight we'll get to see… Continue reading Road trip (#sol17 23/31)
You’ll Change your Mind (#SOL17 8/31)
"You'll change your mind." This has been said to me more times than I can count. Let me back up and start at the beginning of the most recent conversation that ended with this phrase. It was a pleasant morning first semester, I had just punched in and was headed up to my classroom. Walking quickly,… Continue reading You’ll Change your Mind (#SOL17 8/31)
Painful Listening (#SOL17 7/31)
Teaching Public Speaking has ruined my life. I admit that is a bit of an overstatement, so let me explain. I have been teaching the class for three years now. It's a semester class and I have at least two a year, so I think at this point I've taught the individual class thirteen times.… Continue reading Painful Listening (#SOL17 7/31)
Horse Soccer (#SOL17 4/31)
I have spent the day in Montgomery at the Alabama Horse Fair surrounded by horses, tack, food, horsey people, and puppies (basically all my favorite things). I've learned some things from clinicians like Stacy Westfall, watched the parade of breeds, and been entertained by trainers like Make Gascon on his fun horse Tito. If you're… Continue reading Horse Soccer (#SOL17 4/31)
On this Day (#SOL17 2/31)
(I have found a new source of inspiration: Facebook memories!) On this day ten years ago I was teaching in LaGrange, Indiana. I was driving one hour and twenty minutes one way to my first teaching job. The morning of March 2nd was cold. It had snowed but not bad enough to be closed or… Continue reading On this Day (#SOL17 2/31)
Getting Started (#SOL17- 1/31)
As this month stretches out before me, I'm just not sure I can do this. I'm not sure I can write for 31 days straight. Again. I've been struggling to write once a week for the past...well, forever, so how will I pull this off? Sheer determination, hopefully. March is a hard yet awesome month.… Continue reading Getting Started (#SOL17- 1/31)
The Illusion of “Busy”
"These teachers don't understand how busy we are--they don't get here at 6 am for practice, and then have practice after school, and then have homework to do or a job to go to," grumbled one of my basketball players a couple weeks ago. "Well..."I argued, "there are a lot of teachers who have kids,… Continue reading The Illusion of “Busy”
Worst. Morning. Ever.
This morning I woke up to the smell of dog poop. That's never good. 6:37 am. Wanda May had gotten out of bed, which I had sensed, and I had waited for her to scratch at the door. I heard her squirreling around, and then she came back to bed. Good. Back to sleep. But… Continue reading Worst. Morning. Ever.
