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August 30, 2017August 30, 2017 jumpingthewake commute, first days, legalism, music, stress

Deep Breaths, Girl

Tomorrow is my first day back since 2003. Crazy, right? What's surprised me the most this last week is how much I'VE changed since then. It seems like an easy "of course you've changed--you've had four kids!" kind of moment, but it's fascinating to see the changes against a standard. Yes I've changed, but let's … Continue reading Deep Breaths, Girl

August 24, 2017August 25, 2017 jumpingthewake commute, funny

Note to Self 2

When you're typing in the address of your new school for navigation, make sure to add the town, too. Not doing this might leave you confused in Newark. And no, I don't work in Newark. (sigh) 🙄😂

August 20, 2017August 20, 2017 jumpingthewake commute, first days

First week down

My first week (of professional development) is done. I don't have students yet, so I spent the week (the first of two) in professional development with tons of other new teachers. Most were over a decade younger than I am, but since I stopped maturing around the age of 19, this was not a problem. … Continue reading First week down

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