proud mom of two boys and a girl, widow, outdoor enthusiast, hs English teacher, former curriculum coordinator and writing project director, 30 year educator!
@TechNinjaTodd It is interesting for me too-it is both my wedding anniversary and the anniversary of my husband's death. I lost him way too young (he was 50--I was 47). The days are 4 days apart. This year is my 23 wedding anniversary but 5 years since I said goodbye.
This was an amazing conference. I was honored to be able to provide a session. Thanks, Denise Trakas, for your hard work (while teaching full-time!) to organize this!
@emilykmay Oh...and I have another child who cannot close anything: doors, cabinets, etc. My sister a brilliant MD does the some thing. We joke they have problems with closure, but pretty sure it is a brain thing.
@emilykmay Right and left are still tough...I am almost 52 and I am a widow so I don't even have a wedding ring anymore to help me out. My oldest is a genius (FR) and has only now in his 20s mastered the order of the months.
@k8roulette2 @poetpedagogue I was written up for commenting on someone else's post in a negative manner toward my district. Another employee reported me to HR. They did say my account was public and I was a district employee all the time and recent Supreme Court cases supported this.
@poetpedagogue Very sad...and very incorrect. Statistically, the people who benefit most from affirmative action are women. So I guess our institutions will become more white male. Super.
@poetpedagogue I just don't even think about it that much. My Ss eat when they are hungry. 2nd period boys eat A LOT bc they have 0 p weights. 5p eats too...not enough time for lunch. I eat in class too. Not always hungry at lunch or doing other teacher tasks.
@BeccaJonesTeach I am sorry...I know your nightmare. I became a widow 4 years ago. At that time my kids were 9, 12, and 17. You will survive. It doesn't feel like it.
@LoudGovTeacher I returned to the classroom this year after 15 years at the district level. This is my 29th year. I do NOTHING besides teach. It is the first time in my career I have not done extra work, and I LOVE IT!!
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@HenrySeton This may seem obvious, but integrate Black stories, people, languages, inventors etc. into all courses all year long...I won't steal from folks the opportunity of doing the work of discovering content to include. But, there is A LOT (that is not just trauma centered) out there.