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
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Okay or Not Okay: That is the Question
It's okay not to be okay.
Adventure and Chaos
It’s summer, but that doesn’t mean all learning ceases...does it?
Teacher Appreciation
Even though it's Teacher Appreciation, I wanted to take the time to tell my students how much I appreciate them.
It’s the Final Countdown
I'm not big on making New Years' resolutions. In my experience, they last until about February when real life comes knocking and things get busy again, leaving the resolutions tucked away in a drawer forgotten and unresolved for another year. Over the past year, I have been pontificating about what has changed since I moved… Continue reading It’s the Final Countdown
Quarter Life Crisis
I'm 25 years old, and I don't know what I want to do with my life. When I went to college, I wanted to learn as much as I could about as much as I could. I wasn't going to college to get a career. And, now, as a 25-year-old woman who has two bachelors… Continue reading Quarter Life Crisis
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 