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I say this for many reasons. Yes, I am very concerned about going back into a drought. I grew up during a drought and it was no fun.
But this is not an environmental blog I'm posting.
No, this desire comes from purely selfish motivations. I am a bad, bad person for the following reason:...
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The teacher next door to me is AWESOME. I consider her my mid-western coffee talk lady. She has a ton of cool stories about being 22 and dealing black jack in Tahoe. Now, at 60, she still has a ton of spunk and one never quite knows what will come out of her mouth.
She has a theory about full...
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I'm experiencing an interesting time in my career. This year has proven to be intellectually stimulating and also frustrating.
Here's the short of it:
It's my second year at my school--not the new kid, but also not totally taken seriously
I am really excited about...
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I have had more jobs that anyone I’ve ever met. No really! I know you think I’m exaggerating, but it’s true. Just take a look:
~Jack in the Box (my first job at 14)
~Wedding Dress Sales Woman
~Weinstocks (remember that department store?)
~Sears
~Stuffed Animal Slipper...
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Technology in the workplace is not new. Computers are not new. Especially, in education. I distinctly remember being a TA in 1997 as a senior and entering grades for a teacher into an electronic grade book.
I think that we as teachers can safely say that computers are here to stay.
So,...
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Normally, when I write, I try to be clever; I try to think of a new angle, a new way of approaching a familiar topic.
This week it's not gonna happen.
I can barely type correctly. Seriously, it's sad.
The really sad thing is that I don't know why I'm so pooped today. I mean, next week,...
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In August, we had a week off from work leading into our break for the Olympics (July 28 - Aug. 25). No practices, no games, no lifting, NOTHING! And what did I do? I took care of errands. Also, we visited Frederick’s family in Bastrop which was nice. Really I just relaxed, because...
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Today was my first day back at work. Students aren't on campus yet, so we get to spend the next four fun-filled days in back-to-back meetings. Some of these meetings are important, for example, we met our new principal, who seems great, and it was good to know what his goals, attitudes, and...
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Alternate titles for this blog: "I don't wanna," "It's not fair," "Why is the world picking on me?", and "Yes, I will cry, stomp, and pound my fists...I don't care if I'm almost 30." Yeah, that last one is a bit crazy long.
If you haven't guessed it yet,...
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My entire adult life I’ve felt out of place. Mainly because when people ask, "what you do?" I take a deep breath and think hard. My jobs change frequently, as do the titles that accompany them. If I listed all the hats I’ve worn in my life, you’d be astounded, and then...
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Just like a superhero, I got the call yesterday morning. Two teachers were sick at my Child Development Center and they needed me! Eight hours and six liters of water later, I’d finished my first day with about twenty pre-schoolers. Wow! At this rate, I’ll drop 100lbs in a week....
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Without me:
~The dogs would never get fed. Ok, maybe once a week.
~The toilet paper would never get replaced.
~There would be no cleaning items in the house. Once what was there got used up, there would be no more “magical” replacements.
~My boys would have major health issues...
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And now I can finally exhale...whew, it's been a long couple months.
HR called today and offered me my current position, which I happily accepted. I am so relieved to not have to worry about health care and all that garbage this summer. No waiting anxiously for the phone to ring. It's a great...
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This week began badly and ended on a very interesting note. Let me put it this way: lawyers and donkeys were both involved. Hmmmm....
As I posted earlier in the week, I spent Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday listening to lawyers present my case, and the cases of 50 of teachers who were laid off,...
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So it's been a month since I started working. I thought I was busy before - wow. I had no idea.
My days are now a whirlwind of activity. I guess it's because I do all the same things I did before, plus I go to work in the mornings. Don't get me wrong - I love it. My goodness, do I love it. The...
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