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Confessions from the Couch

My adventures as a young urban teacher

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Being a reflective teacher . . .
First, in response to Mathew Tabor’s comment about my facial expressions . . .I wouldn’t consider myself judgmental, maybe a person with a lack of tact and self control. I consider myself to be one of the most tolerant and patient teachers Read More...
Starting off the week good!
I am excited about today’s events because: My lessons went well even in that dreaded last class of the day. Students were actually involved in the discussion on culture. They seemed to understand the concepts and I pretty much accomplished everything Read More...
A response to everyone . . . .
Today was a much better day. I saw my morning classes for most of the allotted time. Some of my classes are way ahead of others in terms of content for each day. I have plenty of activities for the students to do; but I had not prepared some of them [... Read More...
Less than 9 hours
I started tearing up this evening. Why? I guess cause I’m a girl . . . .who knows. I was listening to the TV and the narrator said something about the children showing up for school and my eyes began to well up. Maybe it is because I’m so Read More...
TT#5: Another To Do List
How did I forget the Thursday Thirteen? For a quick post, I decided to share my to do list that needs to be completed by Monday.     13 Things Left To Do Before Monday Complete my syllabi for AAH and WH. It then needs to be Xeroxed Type my week Read More...
A Brighter Day
I want to thank you all who commented/made suggestions on the PLC rant last night. Someone said that it was just growing pains and after while, I’ll get used to it. I’m sure I will. However, in the midst of it all, I’ve had some uplifting Read More...
I’ve had it up to here!!!!
I am frustrated beyond all belief. I am finding it very hard to prepare for school this week. The district implemented a new plan to get more students passing and succeeding in our district. It is called “Professional Learning Communities” or PLC’s. I Read More...