Tag: teaching
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Shifting
In a rare moment of calm within the last few weeks, I had a sudden, gut-level sense that things were about to shift. I didn’t know what it would look like or what would be involved. I didn’t totally trust it, as I was in the midst of weeks-long anxiety. Things have been crazy. It…
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A Day Off: Projected Intentions
Posting here has been scarce, for good reason. I’m in my last semester of a post-bacc teaching certification program at a local university. That means I’m student teaching. So far it has been frustrating, exciting, exhausting, frustrating, time consuming, and fun. But above all, time consuming and exhausting. I’m convinced it’s harder to do as…
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I want to be a teacher, but I don’t want to quit the internet
Stories like this terrify me. Shouldn’t teachers be practitioners of their content? Shouldn’t an English teacher be expected to write and publish? A professor is. Is the purpose of high school to teach content and practice, or morals? Can’t we have both? These stories make me wonder if teaching is worth the scrutiny. Sometimes I…
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Things are different now
The last few months have been strange, busy. Chad and I are living in West Chester now. I am starting grad coursework toward a PA teaching certificate, and looking for a job or private tutoring/freelance gigs. I had a pretty encouraging interview today for a private tutoring job . . . I don’t know if…