It’s sheer panic on their faces, when I tell them they’re going to learn over 700 Spanish sentences during the year. “I cannot do that,” they say to me with their eyes. Can’t blame them, can you? But what they don’t know is how much sleep I’ve lost thinking about how to help them succeed. While you were waterskiing and… Read More
Psalm 23-ish
Since school begins for me today, I present to you my version of Psalm 23 from the teacher’s perspective: Me –clearing throat: The Lord is my administrator, I shall not be in want. He makes me walk into a teacher’s work room with new copiers and a fresh supply of colorful card stock. He leads me to a… Read More
Happy (Internal) Labor Day!
We spent hours learning about quality assessment, and I thought it was so FUN, which I’m pretty sure is weird. I love being with teachers. When we took breaks and had lunch, do you know what we talked about? Assessment. Meanwhile, during the teacher in-service retreat, we had opportunities to go back to our rooms and rest, which is when I… Read More