Recently I started up my car to head to work. I waited a second, and I realized that the display that controls the radio, bluetooth, and charging capabilities was dark and unresponsive. That was the quietest ride to school I have had in a very long time. Eerily quiet. Know that everything in cars today… Continue reading When Students “See the Light”- Loving the A-ha Moment
It’s a Small, Scary World- When Tragedy Hits Close to Home
This past Friday I was on a field trip with our freshman class to Six Flags. It was a gorgeous day, the kids were behaving remarkably well, and all seemed right with the world. I should tell you that the rest of our school, grades 6-8, were at a park for our annual middle school picnic.… Continue reading It’s a Small, Scary World- When Tragedy Hits Close to Home
All Things English: How Being an English Teacher Invades your Life
One of my favorite quotes is by Mark Twain: "The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read." So true! I have been an English teacher for 19 years, and I always find things to marvel at concerning my subject area. Sentence structure, diction, syntax...these do not make… Continue reading All Things English: How Being an English Teacher Invades your Life
It’s Been Two Years Already? Celebrating my Weight-Loss Journey
I can't believe it has been two years since I started eating differently. When I looked back to find a before picture, it was shocking to me that I really couldn't find many full-length pictures. I was always hiding behind someone else, or I had the person take a waist up picture. Now, I'm… Continue reading It’s Been Two Years Already? Celebrating my Weight-Loss Journey
Everybody’s a Critic- Literary Analysis for Secondary English
One of the things I haven't addressed with a project before this year is literary criticism. Since I'm teaching freshmen this year at my school, one that allows me plenty of autonomy, I thought I would try to find something besides the requisite essay for my students to do as an assessment. Well, there wasn't… Continue reading Everybody’s a Critic- Literary Analysis for Secondary English