Customer Service in Schools
We’ve all experienced it… The grouchy cafeteria worker, the angry bus driver, and even the scary teacher. It’s a sad…
Seven Words
The bond between a teacher and her students runs deep. Students treasure their teacher, every piece of her presence. They…
Cat Got Your Tongue
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit around a table with a group of educators. As usual I really didn’t…
Hypocrisy
When my daughter began preschool I vowed to never be “that parent” who tells the teacher what and how to…
Losing Hope
This year presents many challenges for educators. Budget cuts have left our district asking teachers to do more with less.…
Even If It’s Hard
After reading Teacher in a Strange Land‘s recent blog, I felt compelled to reflect on lessons learned from contributing to Stories…
Long Overdue
I often think that it’s time to start openly recognizing excellence in teaching. There are few professions that struggle to…
Teacher Thoughts on the Start of a New Year
I “Happy New Year-ed” a group of teachers at my niece’s elementary school last week. It slipped – those near…
What Do Teachers and Jersey Shore Have in Common?
One exhausted night at the end of May 2011, I got sucked into a Jersey Shore marathon and began to…
That’s Not My Job!
Four different people said that to me on Friday when I returned to my classroom after summer break and it…