Teacher Life
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Summer Break!
I have submitted my final assignments for my two summer classes and now it is time to relax and enjoy summer break. Summer break is a lot different with a toddler. My first few summers as a teacher I enjoyed binge watching shows, sleeping in late, soaking up the sun, and planning for the next school year. This summer I wake up with my son, binge watch Disney movies, and entertain my little crazy man. (I finally started the new season of The Handmaid’s Tale! Before my son, I would have been waiting for the new episode every week!) This week was difficult because it was my last week of…
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Teaching Journey
I originally was going to name this post Teaching After Becoming a Mom but as I began writing, I realized that this is more about my journey as a teacher. I graduated college May 2014 and received my first position August 2014. I literally got the job 2 days before the start of the school year! I was hired to be a fourth grade teacher. I was so excited but I would be lying if I didn’t say that I was freaking out!! I had 2 days to buy things to make my room look somewhat inviting, clean up the mess that was left in it, look through the curriculum,…
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Becoming a Teacher
When I was younger, I would play school with my older cousin. Of course, I was ALWAYS the student. I use to ask to be the teacher all the time but she never let me. If you were to ask her, she is the reason I became a teacher but it has always been what I wanted to be when I got older. My best friend and I would always talk about how we wanted to be teachers and have classrooms right across from each other. At that time in our lives, it was so we could write on the chalk boards and make sure there was never any marks…
