A snapshot of substitute teaching If you’ve never had the privilege of watching eighteen Kindergarteners skipping, stumbling and pirouetting into the room while you’re on the phone with tech support and a...
My foray into motherhood, I thought, should have been gently cushioned by the years I've spent juggling the unexpected needs of children while teaching and substitute teaching. Yet instead of the smooth...
Growing up, I assumed teaching was a family-friendly career choice. Educating young minds in the classroom seemed like a natural bridge to instructing and raising youngsters of my own-- but is it...
To answer this succinctly, busy teacher or prospective educator: No, teachers don't generally have time for dating. Don't stay out too late, Teach. Photo by Josh Hild on Pexels.com Now for an...
I'm a new mom and a creative-- guess which identity marker took a back seat in the early days of my daughter's life? In the throes of new motherhood when it seems...
Today, I'm sharing my interview with Carolyn Mills, a high school teacher-turned blogger and writer. She has a beautiful website full of home decor and organization ideas. I'm inspired by her life-after-teaching...
I have left teaching not once but twice, so let that serve as a testament to my authority on this topic. (Never thought I'd get to brag about the decision that to...
I interview a career advisor about ways teachers can leverage their skills to secure roles outside of the classroom.
You might not think of it now, willing the minutes to crawl at a less glacial pace at the end of a long school day at the end of a long school...
The move out of teaching starts to get super real when you need to heft your entire classroom library into boxes. And when you are faced with decisions like if you should...
Teachers leave the field for a variety of reasons-- it's rarely a single factor that motivates them to hand in their badge and (if they worked at a fancy school) their campus-issued...
It's halfway through May, and I've decided to round out my substitute teaching year. (There are two times a year I won't sub if I don't have to: late May and early...