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Back to School
Back to School: Day 1 I started teaching in person yesterday, October 19, 2020. My district decided that certain English learners (those at the beginning levels) and students receiving special education services would start their in-person learning at last month’s board meeting. Before Monday, all kinds of thoughts passed through my mind. I was worried about safety, adolescent management, and keeping them occupied for a continuous 3-hour block. At the same time, my excitement grew as the day approached. I couldn’t wait to see students in person. Looking at black screens all day gets tired, quickly.
By Misses Educator5 years ago in Education
"Yeah, They Did That Kids!". Top Story - February 2021.
I love my job. Teaching music in schools as a first-year teacher hasn't been without its challenges. However, this month has been the most fun. You see, over the course of this year, I've noticed where my predecessors failed me as a student. CUE THE MUSIC!
By Rejy Drayton5 years ago in Education
Mayhem, Money, & Ms. Arthasya
The once muted classroom is now chaotic. The weak plaster walls are barely holding up against the assault of the students. Screams, squawks, and scuffles fill the small room to the brim, all of which is due to the absence of a single person. The teacher.
By Diya Mehta5 years ago in Education
In the Trenches
If you ever want to be humbled, become a high school math teacher. I guarantee you, every time you have a good day, a day where you feel like a great teacher, a teacher the kids respect and like, one they can listen to and learn from, you’ll have a day that knocks you right back into the trenches.
By Paula J Peckham5 years ago in Education
The Magic Strength of Leadership
Pointless, Boring, Lost, Invisible, Fake, Ordinary, Average, a Background Character. These are all words among other synonymous ones that I would use to describe the vision and interpretation of my life through my youthful and validation-hungry stained lens. Like many others I later came to know and meet, I was living a life that externally represented the societal and culturally accepted view and definition of success while allowing it to conflict with my internal feelings and thoughts of authentic and genuine intention and Source.
By Luis Ruben Miranda Vizcaino5 years ago in Education
Some Teachers are Unforgettable
My first teachers were my grandmother and my mother and they were the best. They are long gone, but in my memory they remain and I often utilize the education that they provided for me. As a student of the public schools, I met and learned under a wide array of male and female teachers. Some of them I remember very well. Most of them I don't. I went to 11 different schools to get to my high school graduation from Pre-School to Kindergarten, to Elementary School, to Middle School, to Jr. High School, and finally High School. I also graduated from two colleges. In the end, the hardest lessons and teachers I had were the ones I had in regards to the "real world school" or Pinellas County Jail. That was where everything I had learned for 47 years was tested to the absolute extreme; Where my pride had to be swallowed while I explored the depths of humility.
By Shanon Angermeyer Norman5 years ago in Education
What happened to education?
When I was in elementary school, we had our normal courses you know, Math, Science, English, Social Studies, etc. We were also very fortunate to have P.E. with an actual P.E. teacher, and we also had Dance class. In Jr. High besides the already mentioned classes we also had Band, Choir, Typing, ASB, AVID, Spanish and even time for accelerated reading. By the time I was in high school we had all the choices previously mentioned and we also had French, Art, Creative Writing, Drama, Welding, Auto Tech, Woodworking, and Home Economics.
By Drake Black5 years ago in Education
The Dangers of Being a Teacher during the Pandemic
As I am writing this I am thinking about how many of my family members and friends have died to COVID-19, I am thinking about how many of my fellow teachers have gotten sick, I am thinking of how many of my students have contracted this illness, and I am thinking about how my school insists that the teachers, staff, and students who have been caught COVID-19 in our campus have not been infected at school, but mostly at family gatherings, funerals, because they failed to wear a mask properly or at all, and a plethora of other reasons.
By Drake Black5 years ago in Education
