I am in my fourth and final week of my middle school practicum. For those of you who are not familiar with teacher vernacular, let me explain what practicum is. Practicum is done before you student teach to give you some experience in a real classroom. You co-teach and assist and hopefully teach on your … Continue reading The ONE Big Thing People Don’t Tell you about Teaching
It's my birthday week!! Whoo! I love celebrating my birthday! I'm often the youngest of my classmates and most of my friends, so when I celebrate, I feel like I'm "catching up." I know that's not true, but still, my birthday is exciting for me! In the almost three years I have had this blog, … Continue reading I’m as Old as…
One of my favorite things to write about is obscure holidays and sharing the history of them. I enjoy doing the research, and compiling it into a story form for you. Friday, June 21st, is National Selfie Day. I love obscure history, so I figured why not tell all of you things that I learned … Continue reading History of the Selfie
Here in America and a couple other countries, Sunday was Mother's Day. It's a holiday to celebrate mothers everywhere, but do you know how it started? Well, if not, get ready because I'm going to give you a brief history of Mother's Day. So there's a couple of different dates that are recognized as the … Continue reading A Brief History of Mother’s Day
This past Sunday was a pretty important day for the world. We Americans often refer to it as Veteran's Day, but other countries call it Armistice Day or Remembrance Day. November 11 marks the day that World War I was brought to an end. This year is especially important because it is the centennial anniversary … Continue reading A (Brief) History of World War I
February is Black History Month. I am sure you've probably seen things about it. So because of that and because I am going to be a history teacher, today's post will be a lesson in history. This is one of my favorite historical figures, and I hope you learn something! Sarah Breedlove was born on … Continue reading The Sarah Breedlove Story
