Sometimes I wish I’d truly kept a blog or a journal or something à la Esmé Raji Codell‘s book my first year of teaching, but I was just. too. exhausted. Every memory I have of that first year, school related or not, I remember being exhausted — dinner dates, birthday parties, vacations — yup, I … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: 1st year teaching
Rejuvenation Phase?
I’ve been encouraged to blog again because of the funny stories I have. My husband said it recently, and then my grandmother, in response to a story my mom shared with her, said that I should journal these things. So I’m gonna give it another whirl. It’s February. I’ve been teaching all by myself for … Continue reading »
Disillusionment Phase
Apparently the experience of the first-year teacher is so universal and distinct that the New Teacher Center in Santa Cruz, CA divided up the year into specific phases: Anticipation – July, August Survival – September Disillusionment – October, November, December Rejuvenation – January, February, March Reflection – April, May, June For real. Yup… pretty much, … Continue reading »
Just a Lie You Have to Rise Above
I have been so busy teaching and crashing and teaching and then crashing again, I haven’t written in a while. Still tackling new things every time I turn around. Today was no exception. Today actually had some really terrible moments, and I’m not comfortable saying any more than that so publicly. Suffice it to say … Continue reading »
And When I’m Weary and Overwrought…
…with so many battles left unfought,/I think of Paul and Silas in the prison yard,/I hear their song of freedom rising to the stars/and when the Saints go marching in I want to be one of them…/Their courage compels me. I had my first parent teacher conference this morning. It was a difficult situation, and … Continue reading »
Last Week
Quite a week. Short version – Monday: Don’t remember. Tuesday: Car got broken into at my apartment complex… took nothing, just shattered the driver’s side window. Police fingerprint dusted my Nichole Nordeman CD. No joke. They didn’t find anything. It was definitely a hassle, but God was moving in the details and we were able … Continue reading »