Tag: deep breath
Hold Fast
Teaching is hard. It is a challenging enterprise. Don’t take this as whining, mind you. Teaching should be hard. It…
Know When to Hold ‘Em
I love writing reflections on this blog – having been doing it for the better part of six years it…
Let Me Tell You
What a year. What an experience. I started this job in the opening days of August 2018 as a new…
You Will Hit a Wall
It’s December. Two weeks to go until winter break. As a new teacher, you need to be ready for this…
61 Days
There’s plenty of markers I’ve made a note of in my head as my first year of teaching has hurtled…
Am I Ready?
Am I ready? It’s the question I’ve been asking as the countdown to that ephemeral first day of classes ticks…
Get Back On The Bike!
I have loved riding bikes since I was a little kid in Aloha, OR shredding the dust in my one…
The Gift of Words
2017. What a year. I’ve been wrestling with how to write this post because this is my last post as…
The Penultimate Post
What a journey it has been. Since January of 2014 I’ve been on a path of rebirth, renew, and rebuilding. …