I don't want to go into specifics, but my school board and principal burned me to the point where I have a lot of distrust right now. It's not so...
I did owls my first year. My 8th graders loved them! I kept some of my owl stuff last year, mostly my welcome sign and reading posters, but I...
Similar thing happened to me. I left public school to teach at a private Christian school for variety of reasons. Money was not a factor for me at...
I don't work there anymore, but I follow my old district (Tennessee) on Facebook. They just announced that they're completely closing the...
I took a couple of classes this summer and mapped out my decor/classroom theme for next year, but aside from that, I haven't done much. We have a...
Ha! I was about to post the same thing. Disney is one of my favorite places to go, and I have a rule that if it's not at Disney, I probably won't...
I'm curious about the same thing. I've heard many positive reviews, but I'm wondering if they're actually worth the price.
Congratulations! I live on my own and love it. Enjoy your independence!
I teach both middle and high school (small school setting), and I don't accept late work from any of those grades. I used to last year and even...
You've already gotten some really good advice, but I do want to add something that's not classroom specific: set aside some time for yourself....
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Make all your social media accounts private or close them all together. My students never had access to my social media accounts without my...
I just finished my first year of teaching. I don't know what grade/subject you'll be teaching, but hopefully this will be helpful! I would reach...
No longer being a first-year teacher! I'm looking forward to fixing last year's mistakes and trying out new things that I didn't get to do because...
This is one of my favorite memories of last year, one I'll never forget! I taught 8th grade ELA last year. After spending weeks on writing essays...
Teachers report August 1st. School officially starts August 10th.
I don't have much advice, but please get this out of your head. I just finished my first year of teaching, and I taught one class of about 30 in...
I'm visiting my parents and sister for a couple of weeks, and we're just laying low. We'll be staying inside, having an indoor picnic, and...
I taught 8th grade ELA last year, and by the end of the year, I joked that there are only five things I need to teach middle schoolers: paper,...
If you have any desire to teach high school English, you are going to need those three classes, even if you think you don't. My literature classes...
