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, becca August 3, 2022

Taller

A friend texted me yesterday to tell me hi–she saw me walking up the hill. She said I look taller. I think she’s right. Knowing I”m not going back to school next week has literally lifted me. I loved teaching. So much. I adored my students. I love our high school. It was amazing to
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becca May 20, 2022

Last Things

I’m in the middle of some last things, and it’s good. And hard. And good. Last night we had high school graduation, and not only did my youngest kid graduate, but I was involved in my last grad ceremony. My responsibilities were varied, and some of them were a little scary. I read the names
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becca May 5, 2022

Just Dandy

My sophomores (okay, not all of them) made me a dandelion crown today. I was on my prep, walking down the big staircase with huge windows, and someone was waving to me from outside on the lawn. I walked out to say hello (it was a physics class, and most of the kids in it
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becca April 20, 2022

Positive/Negative

You know that principle that says we need to hear like nine positive messages to outweigh a single negative message? My number might be higher. I’m required to send out a “Stakeholder Survey” to the parents of my students. We were all given a template (that has some not particularly helpful or useful questions on
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becca September 9, 2020

Losing my Cool

In the last two days I have lost my chill at two different moments. In one class, I clapped back at a sophomore who simply did not know when to shut his adorable mouth. (I apologized to him before the end of the period, and asked for his forgiveness; he graciously gave it and apologized
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becca September 1, 2020

School’s In

Is it tired in here? Or is that just me? School started. I started school. I’m on campus with (very full) classes of sophomores, sweet and eager and fully masked every day. We are not socially distanced. Not by a long shot. But we’re safely masked up and all facing forward and sanitizing the life
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becca January 3, 2020

Look Ahead

In my English classes today, my Sophomores responded to the journal prompt “What does 2020 hold for you?” and it’s fascinating to read their replies. Full disclosure: I teach Honors sophomores, which is an inherently different population than a standard group of sophomores. They’re more likely to live in safe, secure environments. They’re more likely
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