I Love Being Their Mom But I Hate Being Their Teacher
My alarm wakes me before the sun has even come up and the first thing I do is reach for…
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Your Child is Surely Not His Test Score During a Pandemic
Take a child. Now remove him from his school campus, hardworking and compassionate teachers, and joy-inducing friends. Now have him stay…
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The School Year Looks Nothing Like Normal, But They’re Still My Students and I’m Still Their Teacher
I miss the teacher I used to be. I remember how excited I was the day I walked into my…
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This Isn’t the Start To School You Deserved, But We’ll Make the Most of it
I remember dropping you off at daycare the first time. You were just three months old. I sat in the…
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Homeschooling Just Didn’t Work For Me
I stared at the computer screen nervously. I was on a chat forum dedicated to homeschooling, and I had a…
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It Isn’t Easy To Say Goodbye To the Little Boy I Raised
Buried within the correspondence from politicians seeking donations and stores celebrating Labor Day sales, I spot an email from a…
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In So Many Ways, it Feels Like Time Has Stopped—But Then I Notice How Much You’ve Grown
My 4-year-old came out of her room wearing a too-small shirt this morning. I was genuinely confused. Did she grow…
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We Raise Our Children To Say Goodbye, But I’m Not Ready
I know we raise our children to release them in the end, but will I be ready to say goodbye…
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My Kids Need Me, But Right Now My Students Need Me More
When I decided to become a teacher, my reasons were doing so were clear. First of all, I’ve wanted to…
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Teachers Are Working Hard—Let’s Love Them Harder
Today I received an email from the online director for our school district. The email talked about the challenges they…
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