Erica Taylor

5th grade teacher with a passion for Christ, friends, family, and helping ALL children reach their fullest potential.

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

No response @AmericanAir? #worst #neveragain #nohelp

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

I have said it before but this time I mean it @AmericanAir I will never fly with you again. Two cancelled flights and now who knows when/if I’ll get home. Also not looking forward to agents snapping at me while I try to rebook again tonight #worstairline #worstcustomerservice

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

Seriously @AmericanAir rebooking me for 2 days from now after you cancel my flight due to understaffing. If I wanted to be in BHM on Monday I would have booked my flight for then. You are paying for my hotel tonight right?

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

Hey @AmericanAir if you are going to fire/furlough all of your staff maybe don’t book more flights than you have staff for and then cancel half your flights.

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

@fly2ohare @interjet waited an hour for our luggage to even start coming out. After a two hour delay and when our plane was the only one at the airport. #4am #exhausted #annoyed

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

Thank you @dsmairport @TSA for your hard work. Security was quick and easy today and you all had great attitudes, even in a bad situation. #Shutdown #TSA #Thanks

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

@4kingandcountry’s new album #BurnTheShips is what is getting me through a long day at the end of a crazy and stressful week.

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

@SKTaylor2 @CanoFootball Jen and I already decided we are not going to teach anything during the Mexico game on the 27th. We are going to watch the game.

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

When teaching the Ten Commandments to your ELL kiddos you show them King George and the ducky to teach them what it means to covet. #fifthgradefun #ELLteacher ##teacherlife #Bibleclass

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

@SKTaylor2 If only he had.

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

One of my kiddos showed up late to school today. When I asked him why he blamed traffic. After music class he comes to me with a Starbucks Frappuccino and a big grin. Giggling he admits that this was the real reason he was late. #fifthgradefun #hedoesntneedit #caffine #wheresmine

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

In MN and IA we get to snow days. In Mexico we get fires days. Looking forward to a much needed day off tomorrow. Praying for the Bosque de la Primavera fires. #bosquedelaPrimavera

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

Past, Present, and Future,
Willing to give my life for each and every child

But I am

Not a soldier
I am
Not a bodyguard
I am
Not an officer of the law
I am
Not a fan of guns so please don’t give me one.
I am
Not “just” an educator

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

Please read it forward and back.

“Just” an educator
I am
a nurse
I am
a parent
I am
a role model
I am
an inspirational speaker
I am
a leader
I am
a peacemaker
I am
A teacher
I am
“Just” an educator

I wear many hats as
I have many roles
I love every student,

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

In light of recent events I wrote a poem about what it means to be “Just” an educator. People love to tell us how to be a teacher when most have not stepped foot in a classroom since they were a student. Now I’m being told I need a gun to do my job, which is the last thing I need

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

@SKTaylor2 Not enough of them have.

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

The worst part of teaching 11 year olds is that it is the age they discover cologne and perfume but before they discover the appropriate amount to wear. #fifthgradefun #cantbreath #backtomiddleschool

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

@SKTaylor2 @RachaelKJones Yes. So good

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

@RachaelKJones @SKTaylor2 As an educator THANK YOU for putting my thoughts and feelings into words. Guns do not belong in schools, EVER. Gun reform is needed and there are different ways this could look but we need to open up the discussion.

[Erica Taylor @ejtaylor20]

The best part of being a teacher is that when your day starts on a bad note your students will always make it better. A student just asked me if he could walk to the RLC like a monkey and proceeded to walk around the classroom like a gorilla. #strange #fifthgradefun #sofunny