Blog Post
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2019 is coming to a close and I’ve been encouraging you guys to grow and heal all year. Well guess what? We made it bitch. In light of the year that I’ve had, I decided this year to not do resolutions, but to adopt new norms or standard operations procedures. We’ve been lifting the work
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Traveling in this region is already difficult as it is, but one of the landmarks of I-95 is the infamous Woodrow Wilson bridge. People use it for travel, exercise, and in my case, a means to an end. I work in the city and refuse to buy a car or drive, so my travel is
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At my current school, we focus a lot on social emotional learning. Kids are taught key skills that they’ll need as adults, and one of them us problem solving. One of the characteristics of of problem solving that I see adults struggle with in teaching kids is accepting non-closure. Meaning, we may discuss and start
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I talked to my mom today for the first time in a couple of weeks. She knew I had been sick and about my phone situation with Uber. (I left my phone in an Uber and the dickhead wouldn’t answer. Uber tried to reach him and he finally responded 3 days later, after I had
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. That’s what we’ve always heard. Plenty of holidays pass through with familiar smells, memories of childhood, the hustle and bustle, leaves changing to vibrant fall colors, drops in temperature, shorter days, and warm cozy clothing. The best, right? Well, for people like me, who suffer with seasonal depressive
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Listen. This past couple of weeks have been one for the books. I’m not just saying that to be dramatic. It was packed with anxiety attacks, uncertainty, and sheer panic. Usually I start off with some cute little anecdote that connects the dots, but I ain’t got it in me today, girl. Let me just
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As an educator, we deal with so many things. I’m sure a lot of us have dreamt of writing and collecting these unbelievable stories, so I’ve committed to creating a post once a month of some of the most outrageous experiences I’ve had an teacher/administrator in a series I like to call Educator Saga Series.
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If you know anything about mathematics education, you know that there are eight (8) teaching practices that guide how students engage with math concepts. My favorite one to teach with is using appropriate tools strategically. You wouldn’t use a ruler to draw a circle and you wouldn’t use a quadratic equation to find the circumference
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Growing up, I thought meteorologists were some of the coolest, smartest people on earth. My favorite weatherman was Woodie Assaf. He was literally on the air in my hometown for 50 years, and people loved him. He had his own theme song and some of the most accurate weather reporting the state had ever seen.
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Medicines often warn you of the risks associated with taking them, especially in advertisements on television. They tell you all the great things they can offer you over a period of 55 seconds and speed through all the possible things that can wrong. I’ve been on a lot of medication in my lifetime, and every
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