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When do we know when it’s time to close a chapter? This question has been circling in my head for…
Continue Reading“Mama, I wish I was in eighth grade,” my sweet first-grader said to me as she sat at the kitchen…
Continue ReadingThis week I have been lucky enough to have the chance (which is rare these days) to chat with two…
Continue ReadingIt’s 11:30 on a Thursday morning, lunchtime in an elementary school. A third-grade teacher circles her classroom, helping her students…
Continue ReadingDear teacher, I see you learning new technology. Spending hours watching training videos, practicing the platform. Frustrated when it doesn't…
Continue ReadingI remember dropping you off at daycare the first time. You were just three months old. I sat in the…
Continue ReadingI stared at the computer screen nervously. I was on a chat forum dedicated to homeschooling, and I had a…
Continue ReadingToday I received an email from the online director for our school district. The email talked about the challenges they…
Continue ReadingI told myself I wasn't going to cry. We were ready to go back to school: a new bookbag, a…
Continue ReadingDear teachers, In less than a week you will be welcoming my children to your classrooms. Something you have done…
Continue ReadingDear girls, My sweet middle school female students. I stand up in front of you daily and teach you about…
Continue ReadingMy heart wasn’t ready for how this feels. We went back to some in-person teacher work this week and here…
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