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The Realities of Summer

  One of the perks of teaching is the summer.  There’s just no way around that one.  We really are very blessed as teachers to have that time to recuperate and prepare ourselves for the upcoming academic year. The kids also seem to enjoy it, to a certain extent.  I’m never surprised, though, to discover students [...]

June 14, 2010   Posted in: Work  No Comments

Myths About Teaching, Part 1

  How much time does a teacher really work? A. Well, according to the district, we only work for five hours a day.  At least, that’s what we technically get paid for and that is how our “hourly” rate is determined.  For example, if the district has to hire a substitute to cover my class, that [...]

February 10, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized, Work  No Comments

Still here, sort of

  July =ed sewing. August =ed chaos. Now = exhausted and overwhelmed. I’ve got a dress to hem by tomorrow that I’ve barely even started on. I’ve got my sister-in-law’s birthday Sunday. I’ve got a crochet class to prepare for and teach this weekend. I’ve got two parent letters, six emergency lesson plans, and the first [...]

August 22, 2008   Posted in: Announcements, Work  One Comment

The good, the bad, and the ugly

  A weekend of camping with 23 high school seniors: The good: saw a rainbow around the sun.  Very cool. The bad: sleeping on the ground sucks even more when you get older.  Oh, and not getting enough sleep sucks. The ugly: students who don’t give a crap about anyone else in the world…or at the [...]

June 2, 2008   Posted in: Work  No Comments

Stunned.

  Um, I just got an email late this afternoon from a representative from Berkeley City College. They want me to come in for a preliminary interview. Yaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! **Crazy Kermit the Frog arms** This is one of the schools that can get anywhere from 200-400 applications for each open position. Most of the time, they give [...]

April 18, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: Work  No Comments

Humor from the classroom

  I just needed to jot this down quickly so that I can add it to my humor page later.  (Speaking of which, that page really needs an update or rewrite or something.) Definition of archetype: old writing structure or words. Completely wrong definition, but her thought process made me smile.  She is obviously familiar with [...]

April 7, 2008   Posted in: Work  No Comments

Motivation…at last

  Work made me mad today. I printed out applications for four different districts and started filling them out.

March 19, 2008   Posted in: Work  No Comments

In an Ideal World

  Yesterday was so awesome.  Since we had a field trip scheduled, and the first stop on the field trip was near a BART station, I was able to meet everyone at the location rather than going all the way to school and then more than half way back.  That meant that I was able to [...]

March 6, 2008  Tags: ,   Posted in: Sewing, Work  No Comments

The rollercoaster of teaching

  I was feeling a bit depressed about my job today, but my seventh period students have brightened me up a bit.  I love ending the day with my seniors, at least most of the time.  It is tough to get them to focus, but they are a really great bunch of kids and often make [...]

February 28, 2008   Posted in: Sewing, Work  One Comment

In the Light

  I love the winter, but I can’t help but be a little relieved when the days become noticeably longer.  I don’t think about the dark mornings and evenings too much, and don’t realize they bother me until it starts to be a bit more gray in the mornings and not get dark so early in [...]

February 6, 2008   Posted in: Work  No Comments