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I love belonging to a team of teachers across this state. Pennsylvania teachers belong to an even bigger group reaching across the whole United States. The group gets larger when we add the continents. Some say that the whole world of teachers who live on our planet equals 85 million. Teachers DO things. They take…… Continue reading educators

Sometimes you just need a little bit of school-appropriate trash talk about March madness amongst colleagues…and a York peppermint patty of course to get you to the end of the day. It got me though this Friday, the end of a week full of full moon behavior. It will be forever known as “going mask…… Continue reading Wow

Are you watching me?What do you see?What are you thinking? My face is so hot Am I enough?Did you see that moment?What are you thinking? I can’t think straight Were you able to see more than the surface?How do you know me?What are you thinking? I am sweating so much Can you feel their comfort?Do…… Continue reading What are you thinking?

Yesterday was… Challenging. Frustrating. Exhausting. Disheartening. BUT Today is a new day… A new opportunity to work with my students. A fresh set of eyes to look at what is going on. A chance to pause and reflect instead of react. A moment where we can start over. A day I can be grateful for.

We have a bit of a dust problem in my house. In fact, we have had this same problem before in the previous house. A project gets started, conversation happens about precautions, and then the dust settles. Literally. It settles on the carpets- but you cannot see it much, so it must not be there.…… Continue reading Just a little dust

I looked back, and there were red and blue lights flashing. I pulled over at the closest safe place to stop. Out popped 2 policemen who “judiciously” approached my car door. “Ma’am, we clocked you at 40 in the 25 zone back there.” Me (I was rushing to a doctor’s appointment after school). Mr. Policeman…… Continue reading IMPACT

So you know how Someone once told me Have you ever I thought about how Ever since I started to I don’t even care to How do you know if When I sat there I thought It’s almost like Everyone has a day that Grrrr…..writers block.

You can tell it’s a Wednesday, partly because I thought it was Thursday for most of the day. You can tell it’s a Wednesday because I tossed my reading plans out the window and regrouped. It wasn’t working and wasn’t worth trying for two more days. You can tell it’s a Wednesday because the kids…… Continue reading Wednesdays

There are times when it’s simply impossible for the brain to allow even just one more thing to pass through or process without losing something else vital. So, is it a choice then? Or just like hitting a brick wall? I’ll let you know the answer tomorrow.