Dr. Cooksey

Mom 🐾 Veterinarian 🐾 Teacher of Veterinary Science at @LouisvilleCHS 🐾 Just trying to make a difference in this crazy 🌎

[Dr. Cooksey @CHSCooksey]

Me currently after taking 100 vet science kids on a field trip to the zoo:

[Dr. Cooksey @CHSCooksey]

1st fieldtrip since 2020. ❤️ Today’s adventure: Kentuckiana dog show. Created a photo scavenger hunt with riddles for them to complete!
Ex: Riddle selfie 400 points: A record of 36 feet - taking leaps in a flash - take a selfie here - but watch out for a splash #fundays

[Dr. Cooksey @CHSCooksey]

@PrimateWrangler

[Dr. Cooksey @CHSCooksey]

If ever there was the perfect dog, it was this guy right here. You tolerated my students using you as a Guinea pig and were the calm to the tornado that is my pup. Rest easy, Reggie. You were my most well-behaved student.❤️🐕🌈 @EllenNiehoff

[Dr. Cooksey @CHSCooksey]

When the yearbook crew asks for group shots of your kids, you gotta have the perfect backdrop @LouisvilleCHS #classof22to26 #futurevetsandtechs

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Daddy,

You’re not here to celebrate your 93rd birthday today, but you left us with so much wisdom, love and purpose to carry forward.

Thank you.
I love you.
I miss you.

Every day is #MLKDay to me.

❤️

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

This is accurate! 💯
📷 @studentsaywhat_

[Dr. Cooksey @CHSCooksey]

Best part of teaching kids with an interest in the veterinary field? We end each class with a pet show and tell cause they demand it 😂 #vettwitter #NTIlife #allthepuppiesandkittens❤️

[Dr. Cooksey @CHSCooksey]

When your puppy coteacher doesn’t understand NTI and is waiting patiently for her kids to show up to learn (and play tug of war). #ntilife

[Dr. Cooksey @CHSCooksey]

Signs of a good 1st birthday: steal student crocs and be chased, get fed cafeteria food by students, run the track at lunch, get a puppichino from @Starbucks #diaryofapuppycoteacher

[Dr. Cooksey @CHSCooksey]

@tedsboo0315 Hope you and Brandon are doing well!

[Dr. Cooksey @CHSCooksey]

Homecoming week. Day 1: character day. My daughter says she’s Baby Shark. I’m calling her Bruce the Shark from Jaws. Students approve. #landshark #watchyourfingers #cuteanddeadly

[JCPS @JCPSKY]

🪧 A SPECTACULAR SIGHT | It’s official! This spot that was so special to the former legendary @LouisvilleCHS coach is now named in his honor- “Tyrran Ty W. Scroggins Stadium.” 🖤 #ScrogginsStrong #WeAreJCPS

[Dr. Cooksey @CHSCooksey]

Going from veterinarian to teacher has been one heck of an adjustment, but I’m super proud to be able to teach at my alma mater. Only 2 high schools in the state are certified and @LouisvilleCHS is one of them! #CTE #another2years @JCPSKY @VetTechs

[Dr. Cooksey @CHSCooksey]

My @LouisvilleCHS jrs and srs have really missed out on a lot of hands-on experiences. It was nice to have a few dogs in for them to practice their skills. My puppy co-teacher was not amused to be used for the muzzle how-to. 🤷🏾‍♀️ #dogdaysatCHS #CTElife

[Dr. Cooksey @CHSCooksey]

@PTLauren1 @mahad_minhas Same! I became a single mom through adoption cause I felt like I was going to miss out on being a mom before 40

[Dr. Cooksey @CHSCooksey]

@NotesFromAVet I feel this. I switched to teaching and I’ve found my love for #vetmed again. I occasionally do relief work in the summer and realize I could never go back to full time for my mental health.

[Dr. Cooksey @CHSCooksey]

@DrDCowVet @rescue2circuit This is exactly why I could only last 2 years in the corporate world. They were up my ass about not charging nail trims on puppies I could hold with one hand and talk to the clients while trimming. I don’t know how others manage to survive corporate practice.

[Dr. Cooksey @CHSCooksey]

“Get a puppy coteacher,” they said.
“Puppy coteachers are so productive,” they said.
My puppy coteacher:
(And yes that is a student’s jacket we are using as a pillow)

[Susan Barber @susangbarber]

We are closing in on one year of teaching and learning during a pandemic.

Teachers are tired.
Students are tired.

But we keep showing up, and showing up counts.

I'm making conscious choices to show up physically, mentally, and emotionally this week.

#MondayMotivation