While most teachers imagine a summer full of planning, prepping, collaborating and decorating to prepare for each brand new group of students, that’s not always the case for hundreds of teachers. It’s January, and that means that that across the country (and the world) there are teachers marching into classrooms for the first time, tasked
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What to Do for Writers Who Refuse to Write
Just like you have reasons that you don’t do certain things, reluctant writers have their own reasons for not writing. Personally, I do not sing in front of people. Reason? I had a friend tell me I was terrible when I was very young, and ever since I’ve been terrified of criticism about it.
The Summer To-Do List for First Year Teachers
You’ve probably got 80,130 things swirling around in your head about things you want to do before the school year starts. It’s such an exciting time!! I remember the summer before my first year teaching obsessing over EVERYTHING. What’s up, anxiety. I thought I needed to make my plans incredible and my classroom looking absolutely
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