Yup, I’ll be taking this to work every day!
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Best meal of the day. Wishing I had time for this in the morning!
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Something I think we all need to tell ourselves…
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Visiting Jackson for the first time today. Immediately, Johnny Cash lyrics pop into my head. I’m so excited to see the area; only a 2 hour drive from where I am now. It’ll be a short trip, but I know we plan on doing some shopping, grabbing a nice dinner, etc. SO many things I want to see: Eudora Welty house, Old Capitol Museum, LeFleur’s Bluff State Park, the zoo…. ahhhhh! Can’t believe I’ve been here for 4 weeks already. I’m so excited for what is to come!
I recently started a very challenging adventure in my life: I am teaching. I am teaching summer school for kids who need to go to the 7th grade; kids who, I recently discovered, lack the knowledge to solve simple long-division problems. Kids who still have trouble with multiplication, do not know what a percent is, and some who do not know the units of length. This past week, I taught every day for the first time. My third day, there were tears. Tears due to lack of sleep, frustration with myself, and frustration with whoever failed my students. I let myself be angry - after a day of feeling inadequate and questioning my reasons to be here, along with only 4 hours of sleep every night (max), I needed that fuel. It’s so easy to get frustrated with the educational system and wonder if we are really making a difference. I have no idea what is in store for my students after summer school… and that almost scares me. But I do know that I am learning so much from them, maybe more than they are learning from me. While these weeks are all about classroom management and bridging the achievement gap, for me, it’s just about having my students realize that THEY HAVE THE TOOLS. They have, and will get, the tools to do whatever they want to do in life. They deserve the world!
Every Single American, sold at the official Barack Obama store.
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Today, I have moved to a very different side of the country to begin a new part in my life. I’m scared and excited!
One of my favorite movies and favorite scenes.
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