A Swinger of Birches
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My little blog in my little corner of the world. I teach middle school. I listen to music. I hang out with my friends. I am attempting to be healthy. I love hard.
"It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless."
#quotes
#society
#truth
#education
Life Reflected: girlwithalessonplan: playpretending: I can’t forget what I saw today;... →
#education
#teaching
#teachers
#classroom management
#discipline
I can’t forget what I saw today; so many teachers punish their students for their own shortcomings. It is their own fault when they can’t manage their classrooms, and then they take away privileges and talk down to their students. Great teachers…
(Source: thisdelicatereprieve)
GPOY at work today.
This. As a teacher, this is something I MUST remember every single day.
"Look at this monstrous stack of papers that will take me all night to grade! I’m so excited!"
No one ever.
#teacher problems
#teaching
#education
#teacher
I’ve had a rough time at work recently. Then this showed up. Thanks, sweet girl, for the reminder of why I teach.
| Independent Work: | *students talking* |
| Turn and Talk: | *silence* |
