I recently had a conversation with someone about how to compartmentalize the roles of being a human and being a teacher. Turns out, you can’t. Teachers have their responsibilities laid out as an exhaustive to-do list. We run on a schedule that is basically never on schedule and expected to be prim and proper when … Continue reading Box
Category: Mental Health
Luddite
2020 has been a year rife with heartbreak and hardships. I mean, it got to the point where my mind permitted itself to focus on one thought, and not eight. The only way I got through the year was finding who my pillars were, and reconnecting with those I lost touch with. Working with new … Continue reading Luddite
Stuck
The moment we get stuck, we panic (for me anyways). Something in our mind tells us there's an urgency to find a solution because the more we dwell on it, the more consuming it becomes. I have 9 published and 13 drafted. I've been on a hiatus with writing (I mean, I've been writing consistently … Continue reading Stuck
Line
At the end of the year, I did this activity with my students called “On the Line”. I actually took the idea from a movie called Freedom Writers and tweaked it a little so I can’t take any credit for it. But, I highly recommend the movie if you haven’t seen it already. I’m pretty … Continue reading Line
