Remember that standardized test I was terrified of…
My kids didn’t totally fail….. They didn’t meet the overall goal (though many students met their individual targets) but were only a few points shy. Their rate of growth competitively to the other math...
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my political thoughts…
**These are my political thoughts which yes, I expect some of you out there to disagree with. I popped some popcorn and sat back to listen to what the leader of our beautiful country had to say to me...
View Articleyes, these things actually happen…
It was a long day. Let me explain two parts of the ridiculous points that happened within just one period. 1. Two of my female students were arguing and yelling back and forth. This happened about...
View Articlethought process.
It’s a pretty regular occurrence that I get in my car to head home, breathe a sigh of relief, and think to myself ‘made it through the day… and it went pretty well.’ Days are good. In the...
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the occasional joys of grading…
Grading is a pain. Period. It just is. However I have one student who always leaves commentary on story problems after answering them. It cracks me up and makes grading a little less painful. Question...
View Articledon’t be too surprised… but i’m actually being positive
Today was a good day. I decided it’s not to often I dwell on the positives so I thought I could at least share this. We’re taking our standardized state tests for science (not the highlight… not at...
View Articlemy diversity story…
One of Teach For America’s core values is diversity and that means we get to talk about it which isn’t exactly my favorite thing. Yesterday morning we had one of our monthly Saturday sessions of...
View Articlethe mysterious weekend life i lead…
I had a student ask today what I wear on the weekends. Many students struggle to understand why I dress up as much I do for school, so I’m not that unfamiliar with random questions about my attire. The...
View Articleoh my sunshine….
Funniest quote of the day… A student asked my co-teacher, “Where does the Sun go in the winter?” If this was a kindergarten class, I would think the question was really cute. Since the student is 15,...
View ArticleStandardized Testing: OVER!!
My students took their last chance at the DCAS this past week… In the beginning of the year I, under TFA’s guidance and instruction, set a class goal to represent 40% gap closure. Basically it’s a goal...
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