My abuser used to threaten to kill me and my family for being a Spanish teacher. He said I was “part of the problem with this country” and was “just as bad as *them*.” One time, my abuser and I were on a walk around where I lived at the time, which coincidentally was inContinue reading “my abuser used to threaten me for being a teacher & now I get thanked profusely for it”
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What the future holds
Sometimes I feel like I’m so ready to be done with teaching. And other times I feel like, how could I ever give this up? And that’s just the reality of it. I love being a teacher. And I’m good at it. Like really good at it. Like, hypothetically, if my school were to beContinue reading “What the future holds”
Guns in America (Written by an American Teacher)
I took a half day on Tuesday. I was sick with a bad cold and took the afternoon as a sick day so I could rest before hosting the graduation ceremony of my 6th grade students. I took a nap and when I woke up and checked my phone, I saw all these posts onContinue reading “Guns in America (Written by an American Teacher)”
Columbine
I’m applying for jobs because I need to gtfo of my current school (don’t worry, we’ll go into that). I had an interview on Thursday and spoiler alert: I didn’t get the job, but tbh that’s fine. I applied Wednesday morning (the last day before the application closed), they called me that afternoon and askedContinue reading “Columbine”
Starbucks
Ok let me get into the zone as I write this. I’m going to Starbucks tomorrow morning. Not for me (well ok I’ll obvi get myself a drink too) but I’m getting a drink for one of my students. We have a new PBIS system at school and my students are working H.A.R.D. to earnContinue reading “Starbucks”
work/career thoughts
I lost my job last spring on my last year towards tenure. I was so close to tenure. Because I lost my job, the district didn’t reimburse me for the final $5,000 of my last two classes in my master’s degree. I had to take out a loan for that $5,000. I then took aContinue reading “work/career thoughts”
I’m not doing ok, but I’m fine
It’s situational. And it’s trauma, and I accept that and I’m in therapy to cope with it, so I’m ok. I accept the hurt and pain and grief (that’s the hardest one) and allow myself to feel it when the feeling comes up. And as for situational, I hate my job, I’m suffering there, andContinue reading “I’m not doing ok, but I’m fine”
Kindness & Love | Teacher Win
I had a Teacher Win on Friday and I just, it filled my heart and I wanted to share. I have a student who has gotten into trouble. Like, the second day of school he got into a fight. He sometimes gets into trouble in our class and Friday started off not on a greatContinue reading “Kindness & Love | Teacher Win”
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