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
Learning
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
Respect
It has been a lot these past couple weeks. I did not write last week because there was a death in the family. But I'm here this week, and man do I have a lot to talk about! Respect has been on my mind a lot lately, and I am truthfully surprised I haven't done … Continue reading Respect
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
Welcome Back
It is definitely a little difficult for me this week to try to get back into things. I got back from my trip late Sunday night, and was immediately forced to be thrown back into a routine. Monday morning I had to be at work pretty early. I was tired from flying in and from … Continue reading Welcome Back
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
Mental Blocks
Do you ever just work at something and no matter how you try, you can't seem to get it? Sometimes it's a physical thing that stops you, but a lot of times, it's a mental block. I am trying to learn new things this summer, and I get frustrated because I can't get them as … Continue reading Mental Blocks
One Year of Teaching Down
I am almost done! I made it through my first school year as a licensed teacher! The pandemic made it a weird year, and I definitely never thought I would be teaching virtually for most of the year. Regardless, I made a lot of memories, established good relationships with my students, and learned many things … Continue reading One Year of Teaching Down
Battle Kim of the Republic 