When we get busy, we tend to stop taking care of ourselves. We start cutting corners to save ourselves a few minutes in our days. As the school year begins, we as teachers tend to put everything else on the back burner so that we can get our classrooms up and running and so that our students are taken care…
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I started listening to podcasts in the morning while I got ready for work. When I retired from the classroom, I started listening to podcasts more frequently. In fact, it is what I listen to while I am drinking my coffee in the morning. It is what I listen to on long car ride and long walks on the beach…
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2017 started off as a great year I received the honor of Teacher of The Year for Phenix City Schools. That school year was one of my most amazing years and I felt like I was really where I needed to be in life. On the last day of school I missed a call from the doctor’s office because we…
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Teachers are stressed with the unrealistic expectations that are placed on them. Then we are observed and told that we are not meeting the unrealistic expectations. In my state, the observation tool was used with teachers ranging from PreK to 12th grade. I taught first grade and some of the requirements were not obtainable, thus leading to a lower…
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