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The Return

The Return

Where the freak have you been, Vo??? Don’t be mad. I know I’ve been absent from this blog for a while. Let me explain. In the future, monstrous aliens show up and start decimating humanity, so our descendants came back in time to draft me and thousands of others to travel 30 years forward and […]

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How To Summer!

How To Summer!

As I wrote about in my previous blog post (Get Rid of the Stress and KEEP TEACHING), we teachers do a lot over the course of the school year.  The sheer amount of what we’re expected to do during school hours is quite insane, and I’m not even referring to the things we’re expected to […]

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Get rid of the stress and KEEP TEACHING!

Get rid of the stress and KEEP TEACHING!

I’ve been reading a lot on Twitter recently about how stressed out, grumpy, and unhappy a lot of teachers are or have been.  I’ve been there. In fact, I feel that at some point EVERY YEAR.  However, I’m consistently able to ride the wave of dissatisfaction back to the shores of happiness.  So, this post […]

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Have Your Cake.  Eat Your Cake.

Have Your Cake. Eat Your Cake.

So, I know it’s been a few weeks since I last posted something.  I’ve been kind of busy. Feast your eyes on the list below of what’s been eating up my time. As you know, I’m at a new school site.  I’m loving it, but I’m still learning the ins-and-outs and dos-and-don’ts of my new […]

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TE(acher) Phone Home

TE(acher) Phone Home

It’s about 3:oo pm.  The students have left campus.  You’re exhausted.  You’d really like to go home now.  Sadly, there’s still all the phone calls you have to make for the misbehaving or poorly performing kids.  So, instead of heading home, you remain at school for at least another hour to make those calls.  UGH!  […]

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