It has been over half a school year and we are still hanging in there. One thing about teaching in South Dakota other than the low salary is….no unions. Whatever our governor and school board decide, we comply. We have been in school since September and still going strong. Our students are in person with… Read More Still Hanging in There
I have a huge concern in our country today. It is Generation Z. I am currently a teacher of this generation and have three of my own. Most recently I have noticed a couple of things about this group of kiddos. When faced with a problem they cannot solve it on their own. There is… Read More Teaching Generation Z
As a middle school teacher, the hardest thing I have to do is teach students to be nice to one another. For me, being nice to others is in my DNA. It is all because of my upbringing. I grew up in a very small town in South Dakota with my parents and three younger… Read More Is It So Hard To Be Nice??
It’s not the way I wanted this school year to go by far. I didn’t want to be separated from my students by plastic wrap and PVC pipe. I didn’t want my students hiding their smiles behind a mask. I didn’t want to have my students repeat what they need because I can’t hear them… Read More We’re Hanging in There
I have been struggling recently… When I was a little girl, my dream was to be a teacher. I would have my stuffed animals and dolls all lined up in rows. Instead of choosing coloring books in the store, I would choose activity books for different grade levels. I would work in those activity books… Read More What Are Your Dreams?
Whew! We have week one out of the way! Good thing it was only four days. All in all, it went fairly well. I was excited to see my kiddos again (from a distance, sigh) and working with my colleagues. There was a learning curve with this new “normal” and having to adjust with masks,… Read More Week One and Done… Schoolyear 2020
The end of the year is a perfect time for reflection. This is the last week of online learning and it has been a year for the record books. What Could I Have Done Differently I wish I could have overcome my fear of being on camera. I have a very poor self-image and it… Read More Reflection Time
We are winding down our 2019-2020 school year. It has definitely been an interesting year. We started with a new administration in our building and ended teaching online since Friday, March 15. Hard to believe our last “normal” school day was Friday the 13th. Online Learning Can Be Done Our staff didn’t have much time… Read More Reflections on Online Learning
This time of year is especially trying for many teachers. Getting those last assignments in, inventories, field days, grades, and dealing with the many attitudes of the students are all on our to-do lists. This year is different from the health crisis we are in. With online learning the last day of school is completely… Read More Motivation to Get to the End of the Year
As we continue on the Teacher’s Appreciation Week, I thought it would be good to celebrate the career I enjoy. It is good for the soul to be thankful for the things that you are blessed with. It is also good to make a list of the good things in your career for you to… Read More 5 Reasons I Love Teaching