#life of a teacher

[sunshine-and-pink-skies]

I hereby formally request to replace Dr. Suess day in schools for Phineas and Ferb Day.

Dr. Suess day is celebrated on the author's birthday March 2.

Phineas and Ferb Day is celebrated on the 76 day of school. Or the day where there are 104 day until summer vacation. The reason for this being there are 104 days til Summer vacation, like the title song.

Dr. Suess. A Problematic person to say the least.

Phineas and Ferb. Not Problematic. Smart, kind, and respectful. A friend to all. They are literally friends with the nerd AND the bully. They get kids interested in S.T.E.AM, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math by doing fun projects. They are active and don't laze their Summers away. They clean up after themselves. Modern kids love them. They are the perfect role models.

[earnmysong]

me: *writes thousand-word-plus happy endings for various fictional favorites*

me: *tasked with spewing a thousand words, minimum, on aspirations and goals, including how my current skills along with doctoral studies of leadership and innovation will help to attain those goals*: ‘may i please have an Ed.D from marymount?’ OR ‘i’d like to identify the reason why my middle school building was renovated last year and i can’t access without assistance because some genius put the badge buzzer at the apex of a freaking corner and innovate the hell out of it’

neither suffice? OKAY THEN. i’ll ruminate.

[was my decision to actually apply brought on by one of my kids going ‘mr. j [my colleague], you don’t need a wheelchair because you’re a teacher’ today? who can say! butttt fuck yes! look, i understand this student’s parents wanted to send him to school with his cast and without the added hassle of a mobility aid. so they told him, essentially, wheelchairs are for the lesser, the weak. i get it. still. i’ve neverrrrr felt so salty at work before!]

[stingrayextraordinaire]

Another year, another group of my delightful ninth graders trying to spell the word "tragedy" for their Romeo and Juliet assignment.

Last year's collection

[carpethedamndiemdejavu]

- James Baldwin talking about Love

[fatima-ezzahra]

"Life is only good for studying and teaching mathematics."

[trek-tracks]

When a student copies an essay online instead of writing it and then painstakingly changes every word to a synonym until the text no longer makes any sense...

call that the Ship of Thesaurus

[teawithswift]

I have had a cold this entire holiday period and I go back to work on Tuesday with all the kids and germs and I’m going to struggle if I’m not 100% healthy

[perfectquote]

I hope that you never, not even for one second, become a secondary character in your own story.

spanish teacher

[thepeacefulgarden]

[kitamars]

various trad doodles i made while i was supposed to be paying attention in class

[morganbritton132]

The cameras at the VMAs: *cut to Eddie Munson’s husband when he’s on stage to present an award*

Steve’s students, past and present, watching at home: Was that my math teacher??

[inmymomera]

2 weeks left of summer break 😫

[earnmysong]

3 & 11 for your YE meme!

thanksssss, friend!

musical artist i started listening to this year: the only person who fits this description is dua lipa! all other regulars in the rotation are old friends. ever since 'barbie', though, dua and i are well-acquainted and i have high hopes for the future! not to mention, i adore her current hair color an inordinate amount!

something i want to do again next year: i did a really cool lesson on how nature can positively impact anxiety and stress for my work-ready kids last spring. we finished off by making bird feeders out of cardboard tubes, honey, and seeds. everything ran super smoothly, the kids were engaged the whole time, and i'm looking forward to the sequel come march or april. [i don't typically recycle many lessons, but this is definitely worth making an exception!]

[stingrayextraordinaire]

My students’ adventures in trying to spell “tragedy” for their Romeo and Juliet quiz.

[ohitslen]

Average university experience

[allloveforbooks]

Being a teacher makes me like:

I wanna have kids so I can treat their teachers with kindness and understanding.

I also wanna have kids like never, so the teacher doesn't have to deal with me or them