February 2012
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This is very cool and makes me smile. →
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I am bawling over a parent email. It wasn’t even an email that personally attacked me, but it seemed to imply that I am, somehow, inadequate. That maybe I’m not managing my class well, or challenging a student enough. I feel sad and defensive and incredibly upset.
I think part of it may be that in this email, which was a response to an email about this student’s poor behavior...
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ohmuffins:
luna-michelle:
THIS IS WHAT I...
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Y'all, let's send PPT some love and warm wishes...
lessonsfroma4thgrader:
kicksandgiggles:
GOOD LUCK, DEAREST! You will OWN that Marzano framework. Big smiles and deep breaths.
No matter what, you will always be “innovating” in my books :)
Go, PPT! We are all rooting for you!
Good, good luck! You will do amazingly, and you know we’re all here behind you! <3
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It may not be the healthiest dinner,
but at least it’s not fast food.
Reduced-fat crescent rolls filled with sliced grilled chicken, a dab of cream cheese, and a little pepperjack.
It is like heaven in my mouth. Served with a small side salad garnished with avocado. Delish.
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I believe a lot of teacher stress would be...
positivelypersistentteach:
I’m on a one year contract that can be non-renewed for any reason.
I agree. This has been a major stressor for me this year. I’m also on a one-year that can be non-renewed for any reason. It sucks. In spite of the fact that my principal told me a couple of weeks ago that she would like to re-hire me next year, I still have a lot of stress. Many things could go...
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I know I keep posting about TV shows I've been...
but I’ve been sick and can’t find the focus to read or plan or do much of anything else.
That said, I’m giving in to a guilty pleasure: Say Yes to the Dress.
I may or may not have wept at the last episode I watched. TLC is dangerous.
Ahhh, pho.
A nice big, spicy bowl of delicious pho is exactly what I needed for my cold. Extra sriracha? Yes, please!
I wish there were a pho restaurant closer… I had to drive about 25 miles round trip to get it, but it’s worth it.
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I just finished watching season 3 of United States...
And I’m bawling.
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I cannot stop watching United States of Tara.
I’m halfway through season 3, which is the last season. Toni Collette blows my mind.
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Nutella Pound Cake →
I started to feel better this evening, so I whipped this together and it’s currently in the oven. If the batter and the smell are any indication, this will be delicious.
Also, I’ve used up a 25-pound bag of flour in about 4 months. …I might bake a lot.
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WatchThis is lovely and makes me extraordinarily homesick for Wellesley.
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Rate My Professor: Ted Mosby →
I’m delighted.
Snow day!
Hooray. Now I won’t have to use my sick day and can still spend my time recuperating. Good snow dancing, kids!
Abuelita Mexican Hot Chocolate...
…makes this snowy illness more bearable.
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The snow has begun.
So far, only flurries, but you can tell it’s going to be a wicked storm.
Let’s hope the storm starts soon, huh?
Teacher Guilt
everyfiredies:
That annoying voice in the back of my head that starts whenever I have “free time.” It says, “You could be grading right now,” or “Are you sure that’s what you want to do tomorrow?” or “Is your lesson meeting standards and preparing them for the CSTs?”
And then it starts in on BTSA stuff. And then the anxiety begins.
I’m sitting on my couch watching TV because I’m too sick to be...
I think I have the flu.
And I hate it. I left school early again today because I felt like I was just going to fall down in front of my kids.
Do a snow dance for us tonight, ok? I already have a sub request in, but we’re supposed to get 10-14 inches of snow overnight and I’d rather have a snow day and pick up with my kids on Monday than have a sub I don’t know try to teach from my sub plans I wrote in...
Welcome back, chills, fever, and body aches.
So glad to play host to your whims.
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I’m tired and still don’t feel well and am debating going to bed at 7 versus staying up to watch the new Top Chef: Texas.
Bed might win.
Also, the ex-not-boyfriend called last night. I wish… I’m not sure what I wish. I guess I wish things there weren’t so fraught and muddled. And I wish I could move on more easily. It’s hard to let go of history and strangely...
January 2012
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Women's College Problems #394
womenscollegeproblems:
There is a greatly imbalanced male/female ratio on your Facebook friends list.
This is me. I doubt I have more than 100 male Facebook friends (and that’s probably an overestimate), while my total friend number is somewhere around 500. It probably did not help to go into a female-dominated profession.
I need my mom or to suddenly have a significant...
positivelypersistentteach:
Someone has to bring me the popsicles and tylenol.
I had this thought last night when I was craving soup but had none. Living alone is awesome sometimes, but sometimes it really stinks.
Women's College Problems #419
abbeyisnotclever:
universallypopularandwellliked:
womenscollegeproblems:
The slow realization that most of the individuals you meet outside of your school are straight and moderate to conservative. This will get some getting used to.
This is one of the many reasons the “real world” is overrated.
True facts.
Too true. Sigh.
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“Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant,...”
– —Marmee, Little Women (via fancy-full)
I wish I were still doing letterpress. I would make a small print of this. But it should be letterpress, not digital.
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Home, bored, and sick.
Ask box! Do it! You know you want to.
“Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a...”
– Jeanette Winterson (via tacit-delinquency)
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I'm crying.
This, from a child who has made me want to tear out my hair, has told me he hates me and I’m a bad teacher; a child who has thrown pencils at me and broken rulers because “I’m mean.” From a child I have spent nights and weekends wondering and worrying over.
This:
I don’t want to change the class room. Other kids mite want to turn it to a kid paradise (I sorta do to)...
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Sub Plans: I just remembered part of why I don't...
I just spent over an hour writing sub plans trying to remember what I wanted to do tomorrow when most of my resources are at school since I left early today due to illness. I also think my sub plans might be too long.
It is so much work to be sick when you’re a teacher.
I know there are many substitute teachers in this community. Having never been a sub, I don’t know what would be...
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You Can't Transmit Illness via Tumblr, right?
positivelypersistentteach:
iamlittlei:
Because it’s looking like half of #Education is so sick they are calling off school.
Keep that nonsense away from me.
Let’s keep a Tally.
I’m 1 for tomorrow.
I’m 2. This is an epidemic!
