Remind me how you school?

The life of an educator, just trying to survive. And maybe teach some kids some things.

[teachinginreallife]

When class goes the exact opposite from how I planned it

[thefeministeducator-blog]

It’s okay.

Three days before Spring Break.

The kids are tired. I’m tired.

We can see the finish line, but right now it feels so far away that seeing it only makes things worse.

These are the days when just getting out of my house and into my car in the morning feels like a victory. The days when every tiny noise makes me cringe because I’ve had sensory overload since January. The days when the students have no time to let our classes get in the way of their social life.

And it’s rough.

Today, I had to remind myself that it’s okay.

No, not “it’s going to be okay” or “it will all work out in the end”.

It’s okay right now.

It’s okay that I need a glass of wine or five with dinner tonight. It’s okay that my awesome lab for today got bumped to tomorrow because I didn’t have the energy. They can do a reading assignment instead.

It’s okay that I wasn’t perfect every minute of today.

And it’s okay that my students weren’t perfect either.

[thefeministeducator-blog]

Overheard in my classroom today:

Student A: Dude, can I borrow a pencil?

Student B: Sorry, I only have one.

Student A: It's cool. I love that we all start school with ten notebooks, sticky notes, highlighters, and like eighty boxes of pencils. By October we both see a broken pencil in the hallway, and it's suddenly the Hunger Games.

[teachingfeelslike]

Me @ Betsy DeVos, like…all the time. Just, with everything. All of it.

[thefeministeducator-blog]

Hey Tumblr!

I’ve been thinking about my nine years as a middle school teacher.

Have they been worth it? Have I accomplished anything? Am I getting better or am I stuck in a rut? Where can I go from here?

Welcome to my attempt to figure it out.

Welcome to rants, lesson plans, venting, celebrating, and discussing the things we don’t have time to discuss while we’re trying to fit a lifetime into one class period.