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Weekly update here. You know, I think three weeks after the last one. I’m bad at this game. I’ll start with some stories that I never, ever want to lose and so I hope I read this site when I’m a million and one.
First off, a kid that I have a lot of trouble with. I recently informed him that the Spanish equivalent of his name is “Alejandro.” He then crossed out his name on his exit ticket and wrote “Alahonderow” and sang Lady Gaga to himself for the remainder of the period. I found this to be slightly endearing/entertaining/wonderful.
Then there’s a pair of kids that I supervise during recess (which was a LOT of fun today, I love recess usually). As they were heading out, someone goes, “I like your jacket” to my scholarly friend N. K says “his African American jacket?” I take a look at N to…
So it was an interesting week in my school, as my previous two posts may have indicated. I’ve hit some lows this week — in motivation especially. Since starting this job I have been tired, and frustrated with my kids and myself and my life and my abilities. I’ve been frustrated with my school. This…
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read more »Just a quick thought as I paperclip 120 baggies to 120 8-page flashcard pages to send home to 120 families. My “office” lives behind a temporary wall in the resource room, so I spend an unusual amount of time around my resource room kids. God, do I love them. They are in the room for…
read more »So I’ve decided to try and commit to a weekly reflection, posted here, about the week/my job in general/education in general/TFA haps in my region. The wandering of a slightly crazed elementary school Spanish teacher This week was our first week back at the job (we had two weeks off instead of the usual one).…
read more »I think my resolution this year is to live intentionally. I want to erase those moments of cool irony from my life–I think it takes a lot of courage to announce your passion for the world, to embrace it and its wonder. It is easier and safer to be cynical and jaded. But if more…
read more »How’s it going? Long time no talk. Saying I have been busy is an understatement, but you know that’s the case for all the teachers on here and so I must admit that I don’t have any legitimate excuse. In the weeks since I have posted, I have gone through professional development and been at…
read more »I’m sitting in Newark once again, an hour early for a brunch at what is touted to be an excellent Halal Soul Food place? Looking forward to some real food. I had a crazy and bizarre afternoon/night that (temporarily) wiped the memory of Institute from the surface of my brain, but it’s back. I thought…
read more »Oh hey, Teach For Us… Long time no see. I’m not going to write about weeks 2, 3, and 4. First thing I’m going to do is post a reflection I found on the computer from the first week of Institute. This is dated as July 1, 2011: I am currently sitting in a session…
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