I enjoy making art. I don't get to do it as frequently as I like, but I do still enjoy it. I painted a canvas over the weekend. It's this week's featured image, and I'll include it at the bottom like I always do. I'm so proud of how it turned out. I'll have to … Continue reading Making Art
As I mentioned two weeks ago, I do my best not to get overly political on here. But at the same time, I cannot be silent while so many are hurting. Again, this isn't about me. I know I speak from a place of privilege. I also know that I have a small but decent … Continue reading It’s Not “All Lives Matter”
For today's blog post, I want to tell a number of small, seemingly disjointed stories. But I promise they all connect, and I want to make my point at the end. I started looking up things for my future classroom on Pinterest. All I searched was "first year teacher middle school". I found a few … Continue reading Starting Small
I try not to be too controversial on here. I try to keep things upbeat, lighthearted, and educational. But I need to speak in this instance. If I try to keep quiet, then all I am doing is allowing the oppressors to win. Please note, today's post will be hard and maybe offensive. If I'm … Continue reading Black Lives Matter
Advice is something we all need at different points in our lives. Advice is also different based on the circumstances. So today, I want to provide you with a good list of advice that I have received or things I have learned to help you out in most situations. As always, the only story I … Continue reading The Best Advice I’ve Ever Received
If you know me, you know I have A LOT of Converse (16 pairs to be exact). Converse are versatile and work well on my feet. I wear them out and take care of them. That being said, I was helping a friend with a project over the weekend, and I was wearing a new … Continue reading How to Clean Converse
In America, and maybe some other places, quarantine and lockdown is beginning to end or at least ease. Whether or not you agree with the stance your state/country/city has taken when it comes to coronavirus is not the point of today's post. What is the point of today's blog post, then, is not about how … Continue reading Now What?
I know that the Coronavirus is on everyone's mind lately. I can't say I blame you. It's pretty much all the news talks about, and many places have stay-at-home orders. I'm gonna be honest: this was not what I expected for most of March and April. I hoped to be student teaching and not at … Continue reading Blogging in the Time of Crisis
The coronavirus is causing many of us to be isolated and quarantined. For me, not only was my school canceled, but my entire student teaching was finished. This means that if the school were to reopen this school year that I don't have to return and make up my days. I can still graduate on … Continue reading Staying Sane while Quarantined
Student teaching has been one of the most rewarding but also exasperating experiences of my life. I am dealing with 140 students every single day. Some of the most valuable things I am learning have nothing to do with the content. Today, I want to share with you-- not necessarily tips because I know not … Continue reading Teaching 7th Graders
