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October 2, 2017 jumpingthewake anxiety, colleagues, first days, music, new job, stress, teaching

I decided to speak up

In my last post, I mentioned that I had gotten another job. I know what stresses me out, so I asked to shadow the teacher who is leaving for his last two days. This way I could meet the kids and see what kinds of things they're working on. This is the first time I've … Continue reading I decided to speak up

August 25, 2017 jumpingthewake colleagues, first days

I shouldn’t celebrate, but…

It's Friday evening and school starts Monday. Well, school was *supposed* to start Monday, but our start day was just pushed back to Wednesday since I work in a new building and it's just not ready. I may have seen a teacher cry with relief. NO, it wasn't me. 🙂

August 22, 2017August 22, 2017 jumpingthewake colleagues, first days

It’s a Choice

I went up to the roof of my school today to watch the Great Solar Eclipse of 2017. There were maybe 15 of us up there at one point. We all, before the school year has actually started, shared this cool moment together. We only had two pairs of eclipse glasses for all of us, … Continue reading It’s a Choice

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