Life and Stuff

Sometimes when you teach, your students flip the script and get all teacher on you. Thing is, they never realize it.
My tenth graders have the NC State Writing Test coming up in two weeks. The “compliant teacher” in me appreciates that we have to standardize some assessments, but the other 80% of me twitches at […]

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I was hungry for roasted pumpkin seeds. The Heel O’Lantern above is the result of this autumn craving. The way things are going, I think there a two or three more pumpkins in my future. They were delicious…and now, they’re gone.
How’s everyone, eh? Life here is going quite well, and high school? WELL, I’m kinda […]

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I’m doing my yearly “three days of ignoring everything,” so if you’ve emailed me and I’m not right on top of it, that’s why. Before bouncing into summer, I spend a few days just decompressing and disengaging from the school year. You have to remember that my job includes having over 100 people being a […]

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So life’s been pretty darn good this year. Lug and I are settled nicely into the house, we’re on our way to chaperone the annual Busch Gardens field trip next year, and summer is shaping up to be a nice balance of “restful” and “productive.” We’ve got some trips planned on the Eastern seaboard this […]

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Hey everyone! Yeah, it’s been a month of awesome, culminating a period of me waiting on pins and needles to get back a test score.
Right. I’m the teacher, but I’m still taking tests. And paying for the privilege to do so.
I’ve been deliberating for a few months on whether or not to add to my […]

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