I don't really know what to write this week. There's a lot I want to say, but also a lot I want to keep under wraps too. My life is changing. My teaching is very different from how it was last year. My pacing is different, my students are different, and my approach is different. … Continue reading Adapting to Change
Motivation
Rolling with the Punches
It was nice to take a break, but it also feels good to be back. And if I'm honest, I'm right back into the fray. That break was short-lived. Sometimes life throws a series of punches at you. They're not always bad punches, but they are attacks nonetheless. My work just got a little more … Continue reading Rolling with the Punches
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
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
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
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
Things Fall Apart
I write a couple months ago about how when you fail, you can either let it become a setback or make it a comeback. I still feel that way, but I also need to be real with you. Sometimes life falls apart. It doesn't always mean you failed. Things just happen. You do what you … Continue reading Things Fall Apart
Giving Up
I want to start today's blog post with a story. So you may know (or you may not) that I am a Teaching Assistant (TA) for a history professor. Part of my responsibility for this professor is grading certain assignments. Long story short, the class had an assignment due last Monday, and I had an … Continue reading Giving Up
Getting Back into the Swing of Things
June was such a cray month for me. In a three-week period, I slept in my own bed only 4 times! I was off and gone out of state or out of country for most of the month. Because June was so travel-heavy, I didn't really feel like I had time or opportunity to do … Continue reading Getting Back into the Swing of Things
Battle Kim of the Republic 