A few hours ago they announced to the staff that we will be reducing our teachers down to 30 (29.2 actually), putting each class size at about 28. We currently have at least 60 teachers plus support staff. The principal later told Amber and I that the meeting he went to after the faculty meeting told hum he would have to make more cuts ( Read more... )

As I sit down on this nice day with my laptop and a fresh latte that I made I thought it would be the perfect time to reflect on my first year of teaching. As of Wednesday, I gave the last of my exams and officially finished those classes. Friday I gave the last state test that I was required to proctor and so for the next five days I have nothing ( Read more... )

As if things couldn't get any worse, let me tell you about my past few days ( Read more... )

I had a moment tonight when I realized just how much of a circle life really is... I have come back to where I was the summer before I started college. I feel the same place emotionally ... which may be the direct result of being in the exact same situation ( Read more... )

I can't remember the last time I wrote. Things with me have been crazy hectic. Since two weeks ago I haven't had a weekend off. I was supposed to do some stuff with Prom today, but instead I have decided to stay at home and get some other work done. Most of the afternoon will be spent sewing together an AIDS Quilt for the play. I am excited that ( Read more... )

Feeling very blasé right now ( Read more... )

Ever just felt frustrated? Yep ... thats me. I am tired of feeling like I don't have a home of friends anymore. Maybe it is part of growing up. I dunno. I don't really have a base of friends in Burlington/Graham. Part of it, i believe, is my fault as I never thought I would stay here very long and so I never settled into it, part of it is the ( Read more... )

It was exciting to find out that I don't have cancer. It was alright to take all sorts of strange tests to see if I have weird birth defects and I have been told while no one is 100% sure, it seems that I just have no working throat ( Read more... )

I smell like Simón.

Or at least I can smell him.

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Entry brought to you by a birthday gift.

No matter what happens in your undergraduate experience, no matter what happens during your student teaching - nothing can prepare you for your first year of teaching. Nothing will prepare you for walking in to find cookies laid out on your desk in a smiley face because your kids actually know how late you were at school the night before. Nothing ( Read more... )