One of the things that I pride myself on as a teacher is that I very rarely take work home. I have a few reasons and methods that help me achieve that goal. First of all, I use my planning time wisely. Since my school is on block schedules, I usually only have 2 or … Continue reading Closing Out
Stories
Values
Something that has been on my mind lately is the idea of values. Every person has their own set of values and beliefs that shape who they are. As a teacher, I have values that I expect in my classroom. The biggest one I want and display in my classroom is respect. I don't care … Continue reading Values
New Beginnings
Every day is a new beginning. I didn't start understanding and appreciating that until I started teaching, but this isn't something that just applies to teaching. When I was student teaching, my cooperating teacher told me that every day is new. That's such a cliche saying. But then I watched him practice that. He never … Continue reading New Beginnings
Expectations
We all have expectations. It could be for the day, the week, the year, or even your life. I'm all about setting and going after goals. But, that bring said, sometimes we have to dismantle our expectations. For example, yesterday afternoon (Monday), I had my expectations of how the afternoon was going to go. I … Continue reading Expectations
Update: Why I Started my Blog
I posted a long time ago about why I started my blog. But that was over 4 years ago! A lot has changed since then. I've changed since then. If you're curious, the link to that original post is Here. Many of those things still are true. I still have lots of thoughts in my … Continue reading Update: Why I Started my Blog
Feeling Anger
I talk about emotions frequently. They are a part of life, and you feel all of your emotions. But one I don't talk about too much is anger. Anger by itself is neither good nor bad. Sometimes you need to feel anger. The reaction to it can be either good or bad. I had something … Continue reading Feeling Anger
Push Yourself
It's time for another post about goals! You might be tired of them, but it's what I'm working for right now. It's still on my mind and still relevant to what I'm doing in my life. One big thing about reaching for your goals is that you have to push yourself. You don't grow in … Continue reading Push Yourself
Glow Up
It's summertime here in the States! As a teacher, I am not "working" during the summer, but that doesn't mean that I'm not working. I am always still working on me, and like any other time of year, I have projects that I'm working on. For me, summer is a time to reset. I can … Continue reading Glow Up
Finding Passion in Life
As the school year is winding down, I'm finding there's a lot more stress and things to plan. A lot of my college-age friends are preparing for finals, and even my students are beginning to sense the end of the year is coming. For my class personally, we are finishing out content this week. We're … Continue reading Finding Passion in Life
Taking the L
I'll be the first to admit that I'm pretty competitive. I like to win and I like to be the best. However, in games, like in life, that doesn't always happen. I'm human. I mess up. I make mistakes. And many times, the hardest critic of my own actions and slipups is me. I messed … Continue reading Taking the L
Battle Kim of the Republic 