Monday, March 12, 2012
spring break, what is that?
Friday at 4:25 i started Spring Break. What are my big spring break plans? I will be spending the next week teaching intersession from 9 - 3, then having softball practice. I will also be celebrating my one year wedding aniversary with my husband. The second week of spring break I will be outside of San Antonio with my husband and his family. I can't wait!
Are you on spring break? Do you have big plans?
Are you on spring break? Do you have big plans?
Friday, March 9, 2012
my feelings exactly!
Kim at Finding JOY in 6th grade ( http://joyin6th.blogspot.com/2012/03/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-blogdentity.html ) recently wrote an amazing post about blogging and I am going to use her post as a template today.
Author's Purpose -
I began blogging a few years ago for a few different reasons, my friends were blogging and I liked what I was reading, I had moved back to South Carolina and this was a great way to keep in touch with family and friends, I couldn't get on facebook at work (and I had a lame job) are the main reasons.
I have kept blogging because I have moved back to Oklahoma and this is still a great way to family and friends to know what I'm up to. I have found amazing resources in the blogger community not to mention the fact that it helps knowing there are other teachers out there who care as much as I do. Who let me know it's okay to have a bad day and that it doesn't mean you aren't a good teacher plus I am starting to "make friends" via blogger.
What can I share? -
This one is a big one for me because my lesson plans are EXTREMELY rigid as to what I can and can't do. If you don't teach the program I teach then I can't help you but if you do then I'm an okay resource for you. I don't follow the rules exactly because I can't. Why can't I? I have big plans for myself and my future role in the education world (time will tell if i succeed) but it has a lot to do with helping with education reform and one of my BIGGEST convictions is that there is not one program perfect for every student. YOU the teacher have to have the ability to tweak things to work for you and not get in trouble for it. As a teacher we have a responsiblity to our students to help them succeed in life and for that I can't do something that I know will help my kids fail. I have spent quite a few sleepless nights with that issue and finally after a good talk with my admistration I know I am doing the right thing for my kids.
I can share my thoughts, ideas, excitement and I hope I can make you laugh. I think I am funny but then again I am crazy enough to teach 7th grade English where the word ain't is so common I tell strangers to not say ain't. oops!
I can also share my love of teaching! I was the student that no one thought would graduate high school (reasons being another blog post in the near future) and now I have a Masters degree from an amazing school in the South. (where they are beginning to get a fantastic football team!)
Options -
I will continue to blog and hope that my rambling, rants, and raves are read by at least one person that understands, or cares. I will also continue to blog because it makes me feel better. I know that teachers are underappreciated, underpaid, overworked, but I want to share about the good things too. Don't get me wrong I still will rant, but I will also make an effort to rave.
So as my first rave thank you Kim for reminding me why I blog!
Author's Purpose -
I began blogging a few years ago for a few different reasons, my friends were blogging and I liked what I was reading, I had moved back to South Carolina and this was a great way to keep in touch with family and friends, I couldn't get on facebook at work (and I had a lame job) are the main reasons.
I have kept blogging because I have moved back to Oklahoma and this is still a great way to family and friends to know what I'm up to. I have found amazing resources in the blogger community not to mention the fact that it helps knowing there are other teachers out there who care as much as I do. Who let me know it's okay to have a bad day and that it doesn't mean you aren't a good teacher plus I am starting to "make friends" via blogger.
What can I share? -
This one is a big one for me because my lesson plans are EXTREMELY rigid as to what I can and can't do. If you don't teach the program I teach then I can't help you but if you do then I'm an okay resource for you. I don't follow the rules exactly because I can't. Why can't I? I have big plans for myself and my future role in the education world (time will tell if i succeed) but it has a lot to do with helping with education reform and one of my BIGGEST convictions is that there is not one program perfect for every student. YOU the teacher have to have the ability to tweak things to work for you and not get in trouble for it. As a teacher we have a responsiblity to our students to help them succeed in life and for that I can't do something that I know will help my kids fail. I have spent quite a few sleepless nights with that issue and finally after a good talk with my admistration I know I am doing the right thing for my kids.
I can share my thoughts, ideas, excitement and I hope I can make you laugh. I think I am funny but then again I am crazy enough to teach 7th grade English where the word ain't is so common I tell strangers to not say ain't. oops!
I can also share my love of teaching! I was the student that no one thought would graduate high school (reasons being another blog post in the near future) and now I have a Masters degree from an amazing school in the South. (where they are beginning to get a fantastic football team!)
Options -
I will continue to blog and hope that my rambling, rants, and raves are read by at least one person that understands, or cares. I will also continue to blog because it makes me feel better. I know that teachers are underappreciated, underpaid, overworked, but I want to share about the good things too. Don't get me wrong I still will rant, but I will also make an effort to rave.
So as my first rave thank you Kim for reminding me why I blog!
Monday, February 20, 2012
what do you do?
i have tried to write this post at least 15 times but i can't seem to get my thoughts in order. i have so much to say but i don't how to get it all out. do you ever have those moments? i have decided to make another top ten list for this post. i know i was supposed to make it friday but i didn't. i kept trying to write it and well it didn't work so hopefully this time it will.
10. i want to eventually work on education policy but i feel like i have so much to learn before i can even think about that.
9. i think standardized testing is a joke.
8. i think a day of professional development is a joke. i think it should be more than just one day a year.
7. just because it isn't in your contract doesn't mean you can't help others.
6. i think that before you teach you must also spend a year in the corporate world.
5. teachers are people too.
4. just because i am a new teacher doesn't mean i'm naive.
3. not all students are created equal.
2. sometimes teachers act worse than students.
1. not all parents are evil.
what are some things you want to get off your chest? are you scared to death to share things too?
Sunday, February 19, 2012
how many hats do you wear?
i have been teaching for the past three years and in these past three years i have learned some amazing things. i have also met some amazing people. while teaching these past few years i have worn various different hats. what kind of hats you ask? i am the head volleyball coach (rule #1 is don't hit me with the ball!), assistant softball coach, english department head, remedial english teacher and on grade level english teacher, building leadership committee member, vice president of facality advisory comittee (drafted not volunteered!), yearbook advisor, and those are just the ones that are ongoing. my school is understaffed, underfunded, and underappreciated by the district. we are supposed to close in a few years to become an elementary school due to the MAPS project (which stinks!) and it upsets me. i teach some of the greatest kids ever and we are one of the few schools not overcrowded. this is not a woe is me post this is just a how many hats do you wear post? what are you actively involved in at school? do you wish you could do more or less? sometimes i feel like i don't get to see my husband (and we haven't even been married a year yet) but he gets that my job right now is very taxing. i love him for that understanding. :)
Friday, February 10, 2012
top 10 things i have learned this week....
i love top ten lists! when "passing notes" in high school we used to make top tens for tons of silly reasons so i have decided to bring it back. i am hoping to make this a regular post for my fridays. we shall see! i always have the best of intentions but then life gets in the way. ha ha!
top 10 things i have learned this week..
10. i have taught quite a few siblings and i've only been teaching 3 years.
9. just because you are a teacher doesn't mean you know everything.
8. showing your students that you can't do everything doesn't mean you are weak.
7. going to school with an ear infection and sinus infection makes for one cranky
teacher.
6. if you talk to another male teacher in the building you are automatically dating according to your students. (no matter that you are married)
5. i truly love my job.
4. opening my pay check is depressing.
3. having those students that you can rely on makes all the difference in the world.
2. teachers are people too.
1. please and thank you are two of the most important words in the english
language.
What are some of the things you have learned this week?
top 10 things i have learned this week..
10. i have taught quite a few siblings and i've only been teaching 3 years.
9. just because you are a teacher doesn't mean you know everything.
8. showing your students that you can't do everything doesn't mean you are weak.
7. going to school with an ear infection and sinus infection makes for one cranky
teacher.
6. if you talk to another male teacher in the building you are automatically dating according to your students. (no matter that you are married)
5. i truly love my job.
4. opening my pay check is depressing.
3. having those students that you can rely on makes all the difference in the world.
2. teachers are people too.
1. please and thank you are two of the most important words in the english
language.
What are some of the things you have learned this week?
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Tag!
I was recently tagged by twentyfourseventeacher well since I'm such a rule follower (breaker, maker, etc) I am going to follow them.
1. You must post the rules.
2. Post 12 fun facts about yourself on the blog post.
3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, and then create 12 new questions for the people you tagged.
4. Tag 12 people and link them on your post.
5. Let them know you've tagged them
2. Post 12 fun facts about yourself on the blog post.
3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, and then create 12 new questions for the people you tagged.
4. Tag 12 people and link them on your post.
5. Let them know you've tagged them
Fun Facts:
1. my ENTIRE class is pink, pink and more pink.
2. purple is actually my favorite color.
3. i like things to look uniform so i like to write in all big letters or all small letters.
4. i get confused for being a student ALL the time.
5. i am obsessed with books and shoes.
6. i speed read and while i love losing myself in books, it's annoying that i have to make sure my books have at least 200 pages before packing for a trip.
7. i went to the olympics in atlanta. i didn't love it.
8. i'm super duper girly but my favorite outfit is sweats, a hoodie, and a baseball cap
9. i am a freckled face red-head who's dad used to play connect the dots with her freckles when she was little. (with marker)
10. i call my students my babies, kids, (i learned that from my 4th grade teacher)
11. i wasn't expected to graduate from high school and now i have a masters degree
12. i am addicted to coca cola.
answers:
1. favorite part of monday? walking into work and seeing my kids2. favorite part of tuesday? watching glee with my husband
3. favorite part of wednesday?
4. favorite part of thursday? staying after school with my yearbook kids
5. favorite part of friday? coming home and taking a nap with my puppy.
6. favorite part of saturday? spending the day lounging around reading.(or watching college football with my husband!) boomer sooner!
7. favorite part of sunday? getting caught up on the dvr and lesson planning while napping in between. ( i love my naps!)
8. favorite part of spring? the thunderstorms.
9. favorite part of summer? when it stays below 100 degree and going home to see my parents in south carolina.
10. favorite part of fall? when football season starts.
11. favorite part of winter? when it ends! i dislike the cold weather.
12. favorite part of the school day? when my kids get as excited about a lesson as i am.
Tag! You are it!!!
I would tag more but I don't know that many teacher friends on the blogger world. I am still learning!
questions:
1. if you weren't a teacher, what would you be?
2. if you could travel anywhere where would you go?
3. if your students could see you as a student would they believe it was you? (my kids see me a super nerd, goody goody which might shock them to know i wasn't such a goody goody.)
4. you get to invite a guest speaker to your class who would it be?
5. what are your three must have items for the school day?
6. snooze button or jump out of bed?
7. glass half empty or glass half full kind of person?
8. do you have any secret talents?
9. what talent do you wish you had?
10. if you were a superhero what would your superpower be?
11. what television show do you wish had NEVER been created?
12. how do you deal with the stress of a long day?
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