My body and brain are weary and need recovery before doing it all over again, one more time. The last two months of my school year, like many teachers, is an intense build before an abrupt end. For most, it's about final exams. For me, it's about mounting one more major production: dance concert. From… Continue reading My Tired Teacher Soul
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Navigating Anticipatory Anxiety: Tips for Educators to Protect Their Peace
This is my summer wrap up post as I look forward to another school year. The priority moving forward: protect my peace. Read on to learn some of my strategies to do just that. In this last week of August, I'm staring down the start of the school year. It's my 29th year of teaching… Continue reading Navigating Anticipatory Anxiety: Tips for Educators to Protect Their Peace
Transitioning to Summer Relaxation: A Teacher’s Journey
Now that summer break has officially begun, so too has my annual practice of hammocking whilst staring at the green, leafy trees dancing in the gentle breeze. On the first few days of summer break, I make myself sit on my hammock, especially when the sky is completely blue and clear, with just the faintest… Continue reading Transitioning to Summer Relaxation: A Teacher’s Journey
You have to go through it.
This phrase is something I found myself saying since the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year. It was one of those wise things I’d say to the kids when things looked tough, like during the last two weeks of our fall show PUFFS when the Monday tech rehearsal was over three-and-a-half hours long and it… Continue reading You have to go through it.
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