Dear Teacher Friends, I want to start by saying thank you. Thank you for letting me bounce lesson ideas off of you, answering any questions that I ask, and for making suggestions on how I can be a better teacher. Thank you for celebrating my successes with me, helping me work through my failures, and… Read More Dear Teacher Friends: A Letter to My Work Soulmates
I am a teacher. This is a label that I wear with pride. I get up every morning and go into work so that I can give my all to the group of young people in my classroom. I am an educator. I teach children about reading, writing, and math. I also teach them about… Read More A Letter From a Teacher to Parents
One of our cats is diabetic, and I found myself in the vet’s waiting room late one afternoon with my two uniformed children, freshly retrieved from their magnet preschool/early elementary school. Their blue and khaki outfits informed the woman sitting across from us of the district they attend. She knew because it turns out she… Read More How to Prevent Your Child From Picking Up Negative Behaviors
As parents, we hope (and also fear) that we are the predominant influence in our children’s lives. But there are many more players in the game of child-rearing. I have been thinking back on all the people in my life who contributed and compensated for that which my parents could not give me. I was… Read More The Parental Stew
Well, we are in week 3 of the new school year over here, and while we’ve had more than a few tears, things seem to be settling down a bit. Being the mother of kids in school is making me think back a lot on my time as a teacher of kids in school, and I’m… Read More Being a Childless Teacher…What I Didn’t Know Then
Once again, it’s that time of year when parents everywhere walk with a little extra pep in their step. That’s right… school is back in session! This time of year always has me reflecting on my former life as a teacher. Although I made the decision to make the change to a different career, I would… Read More What Every Parent Should Know About Their Child’s Teacher
Once again, it’s that time of year when parents everywhere walk with a little extra pep in their step. That’s right… school is back in session! My first-born will attend her first day of preschool next week. It’s definitely bittersweet, though. On one hand, I am so excited for her to have the opportunity to meet new… Read More What Every Parent Should Know About Their Child’s Teacher
Between the burdens of the nighttime routine and the grunt work I’m pouring into starting up my business, I have been going to bed between 1:00 and 2:00 a.m. for the last few nights. As a result, I have been waking up as late as 7:30 or 8:00, and scrambling out the door in… Read More Being Late, and Your Willingness to Do the Hard Work of Making Personal Change.
This article popped up in my Facebook newsfeed the other day. You should read it, but I’ll summarize it by explaining that it’s by a mother of a 13-year-old girl on the Autism spectrum, who relates the story of how, despite her daughter’s varied and meaningful educational successes, the New York State Department of Education… Read More Students with Disabilities, Public Schools & Standardized Testing
Dear Teachers, Last night was preschool curriculum night at school…the night where you are supposedly showing parents what our children have been working on. We attended last year and appreciated the opportunity to say hello to teachers and families we only have brief interactions with at pick up and drop off. Max was really excited… Read More A Letter to my Son’s Preschool Teachers
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