Hello Friends, We hope you enjoyed the 12 Days of Books, and we hope you will still take the time to donate your favorite children’s or YA novel. But alas, we digress… A word, from our founder: Today was a bad day. Ah, screw it. Today was a bad WEEK. Personally, I had a person…
Category: Teachsperience
Today, I aged 10 years..
Hello Beautiful People, A note from our founder: Today, I aged 10 years. Today, one of my favorite students was absent, and according to his girlfriend, he was coughing up blood and seeking medical attention. If THAT wasn’t enough to give me another twenty grey hairs, she then handed me his essay for the…
Love, Life, Letters, & The Rockaways
Hello Beautiful Folks, A word, from our founder: It’s no secret that I am a huge supporter of Hannah Brencher and her army of Love Letter Writers. I am in awe of these ladies, I am happy to see that more men are starting to join the movement, and I am privileged to know so…
Why I Do What I Do…
Hello Friends, Many people ask me why I chose to become a teacher…while there’s not one particular answer, perhaps this will satisfy some curiosity… I chose to become a teacher after my education experience. I had two wonderful teachers in kindergarten and fifth grade that inspired me to be the teacher that I am…
Never lose your childish innocence…
Hello Beautiful People, A look at The Week Sandy Came to Town: Sandy took the power. Sandy took the light. She did not ask, she did not waver, she just took. She whipped. She roared. She twirled and whirled and took over every single nook & cranny. She twirled & whirled and took over every crevice. …
No. More. Finger-painting.
Hello Friends, There is a new student teacher at school. She’s older than the typical student teacher, as she is married with four young children. She is awesome. She was telling us that her daughter just started Kindergarten this year, and that her little girl was upset because there is no finger-painting. No. Finger. Painting. …