Just an update...today was HARD! First thing she said as she came in was I think the principal is going to make an announcement about my dad. This...
Just had a wonderful HOUR LONG conversation with my son! :thumb: I'm actually beginning to understand his thinking and his rationale on the...
Thank you, those terms were shocking to me as well. I appreciate that someone else felt the same way. His original major was Mechanical...
Thanks for your opinions! We would never withdraw our financial or parental support for him. He really is an awesome kid! He has been accepted...
I used to have a great brochure that I made using a scrapbooking program, but sadly I lost it when my old computer crashed!
His dad and I will be paying for most of his college, but he will need some student loans which we intend on helping him pay.
I hope I'm posting in the right forum. Here's the general question I have: How much input should parents have over the choice of their child's...
At the funeral she looked so lost, like she didn't understand why we were gathered like that. She seemed more surprised to see me and her teachers...
I'm a little nervous to go back to school next week. One of my little students (2nd grade) lost her daddy in a car accident the day we let out for...
That's funny. Don't you think we are better teachers when we are constantly looking for ways to do this or that better? I hope I never stop...
Please don't give up hope! I've been in your shoes. I went through 12 interviews and 12 rejections before I landed a teaching job. I was so...
I know exactly what you mean! It sounded as though you were describing my class! The behavior of the kids is taking a toll on our team as well. I...
With all due respect, I felt just like you during my first year of teaching. I felt like I had so many wonderful ideas and I couldn't wait to use...
My school provides everything I need to teach and even provides resources for us to help the children that come without things. I've never been...
I use that space for our school motto in large letters. :)
I used the song "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" in a slide show. I got it on iTunes. I used the one on the album, Pop4kids by the Countdown...
Gosh, I've already gone in too! I desperately needed to reorganize a closet full of stuff that I inherited from the teacher I replaced two years...
That's what I love about teaching. Every year is a NEW beginning and I can try to improve things that didn't work well! I'm loving summer, but...
I do a memory/scrapbook. We take lots of pictures including the first day, and holidays. When we do a unit (say volcanoes), we take a picture of...
Great advice Aliceacc! Also, I learned to keep only ONE calendar! At first I tried to keep two, one that fit in my purse, etc. and it didn't work...
