Category: Teacher Life
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3 Things I Prep Over Summer so My Year is Not a Dumpster Fire
Read more: 3 Things I Prep Over Summer so My Year is Not a Dumpster FireSummer break is sacred. It’s for sleeping in, eating popsicles before noon, and pretending your email doesn’t exist. But… if I spend all summer pretending school doesn’t exist, I pay for it come August. By “pay for it,” I mean: I start the school year already feeling behind, my lesson plans are living in chaos,…
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The Reflection Ritual That Helps Me Reset Every Year
Read more: The Reflection Ritual That Helps Me Reset Every YearThe end of the school year always feels like a strange mix of exhaustion, relief, and that itch to start making next year better… even before your classroom floor is dry from summer waxing. (Seriously, why are we like this?) Over the years, I’ve realized that jumping into planning mode without processing the last year…
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Teacher Summer Bucket List: How I Actually Rest (Without Feeling Guilty)
Read more: Teacher Summer Bucket List: How I Actually Rest (Without Feeling Guilty)By the time May rolls around, most of us are running on coffee fumes and sheer determination. State testing has sucked the soul out of the room, kids are half here (mentally, if not physically), and we’ve all got a countdown hidden somewhere in our planner. Enter: summer. The glorious light at the end of…
