It is no secret that I believe time in the classroom is a teacher's greatest asset. As a first year teacher, I was not at all prepared for the fine art of parent-teacher communication. I thought I was. After all, I had a beautiful website that I spent hours creating. I had all of my lesson plans posted and attempted to get each of my rubrics online for my students and Continue Reading
Reading the summer and summer reading…(TTT)
Ahh...the time is upon us teachers. The most blessed of all times of year: summertime. Eight to ten weeks of summer sun and fun. The Carringtons kicked off this summer with three days of pool time and friends. Here is a little snapshot from the weekend.Just a couple of girls with their favorite boys (and yes...they match)As I read the future of the summer, it looks very Continue Reading
How different life may have been…
I may not have ever heard your voice. You wouldn't have ever given me my nighttime bottle or rocked me to sleep. Who else could've given me strong baby abs without your baby sit-ups?Sure; instead of waiting a few days later for Christmas presents, we might have opened them that morning. The living room would've been filled with torn wrapping paper, but inherently empty.Instead of Continue Reading
Five signs that you have end-of-the-year teacher burnout (EOTYTB)…(TTT)
After a jam packed weekend at the beach, Bennett and I spent the majority of the day in our pajamas. Both of us were completely wiped as he napped and I attempted to keep a sore throat and flu-like aches at bay. As I scrolled through my Facebook newsfeed, I noticed quite a few celebratory status updates from my colleagues. Five days left of school and then the weeks that every teacher dreams Continue Reading
I choose “C” (Two-Cent Teacher Tuesdays)
I have decided that "Teacher Tips" Tuesday is an incredibly presumptuous title for what I was attempting to accomplish on my little blog. I am new to education; I don't pretend to know it all, but I will assert that I have learned a few things in my short years of experience. I love what I do; I am not a passive participant in education. I try to re-invent what I do each year so Continue Reading