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Classroom, Education, Humor, Middle School, Sarcasm, Secondary ELA, Secondary English, Teaching, Texas, Uncategorized

My (Un)Healthy Obsession with School Supplies- A Teacher’s Confession

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Hi. My name's Kourtney, and I'm a school supplies addict. *Hi, Kourtney!* My addiction started when I was in middle school with colored pens. And markers. And colorful notebook paper. And Trapper Keepers. You get the picture. This obsession/hoarding behavior is something that I live with every day. And NO. I don't want a cure.… Continue reading My (Un)Healthy Obsession with School Supplies- A Teacher’s Confession

High School, Middle School, motivation, Secondary ELA, Secondary English, Self reflection, Teacher, Teacher Tribe, Teaching, Texas, Uncategorized

Resolutions Reboot- Making Your Resolutions Meaningful

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It's almost the end of January, that time when New Year's resolutions tend to fall by the wayside. Instead of giving up on them altogether, why not reboot them into a goal that will apply to your teaching life and improve your workplace mentality? Take the typical resolutions, and turn them on their heads! Don't… Continue reading Resolutions Reboot- Making Your Resolutions Meaningful

Anxiety, bloggers, Family, Humor, motivation, parenting, Secondary ELA, Secondary English, Teacher, Teaching, Texas, Uncategorized

The Listing Life: Taming Anxiety

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I love a good to-do list. This is mostly because I have developed wicked anxiety. Like "needs medication" level anxiety. The best way I can describe it is to say that my brain starts with one thought. That one thought becomes a little ball. My anxiety is the plunger on a pinball machine. It pulls… Continue reading The Listing Life: Taming Anxiety