Monday marked the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year, and I'm both excited and petrified. That's normal, right? I am by no means a first year teacher, but with four preps, two of which I've never taught before, I'm starting to feel the panic that every first year teacher inevitably feels. What if I don't… Continue reading Back to School Thoughts
Category: teacher things
I Wish My Students Knew: A Poem
There are things we tell our students, and there are things we don’t.
The Message
The man is important, and the message is essential.
Teacher Appreciation
Even though it's Teacher Appreciation, I wanted to take the time to tell my students how much I appreciate them.
“No More Silence; End Gun Violence”
No more silence; end gun violence.
Information is Power; Ignorance isn’t Bliss.
Why are we okay with being ignorant to aspects of the world?
Chaos: A Poem
After work on this beautiful Monday, I came home and wanted nothing more than to relax and unwind. Instead, I began to peruse my computer files for an academic paper I may be able to publish for my own vain writer's interest, and I stumbled across two things -- the first was a terrifying insight into… Continue reading Chaos: A Poem
Alyssa Explains It All 