Using Your SpaceIf you are lucky enough to have bulletin board space, make sure you are using it! There are so many teachers I know that wish they had more. In this post, I'm going to show you different ways to use your boards, but also give you some hacks to create boards where… Continue reading Bulletin Board Bonanza- The Many Ways to Use Your Space
Category: High School
Funky- But Not in a Good Way: The Fall Teacher Struggle is Real
The calendar gods have played an evil trick on all of us. They made Thanksgiving early, so we have 4 weeks between breaks instead of three. What?! That must be why I'm in this funk. Seriously, this seems to be a teacher-wide, school-wide, state-wide, country-wide crisis. The after-Thanksgiving funk. Yes, I know we all shower… Continue reading Funky- But Not in a Good Way: The Fall Teacher Struggle is Real
Why would anybody want to be a teacher?
Why would anybody want to be a teacher? Let alone a middle/high school teacher? Aren't those kids awful? I couldn't do it! Teenagers are so disrespectful nowadays! They're so entitled! How can you stand it? Especially when you know you'll never make any money? NO WAY! If you've been a teacher for more than five… Continue reading Why would anybody want to be a teacher?
Dark and Twisty and Proud: Confessions from a Sarcastic Teacher
I was recently perusing some of the posts by my fellow WordPress bloggers when I came upon this little gem by Tales from the Back of the Classroom. I felt like I was reading something I might have written myself. I have always prided myself on my ability to provide a bit of snark to… Continue reading Dark and Twisty and Proud: Confessions from a Sarcastic Teacher
Is Anyone Reading This? My Blogging Frustrations
If you are reading this, then it's a damn miracle because there are billions of people in the world, and about 2.5 of them actually read my blog (that's actually 2 1/2 people, not like 2.5 million or anything). I mean, hey, I think I'm pretty funny, and I have a lot to offer other… Continue reading Is Anyone Reading This? My Blogging Frustrations