And we’re back

Good morning fellow teachers! I hope everyone had a restful and relaxing summer. I don’t know about anyone else, but I still get anxious on the first day of school. I’ve chewed my nails down to almost nothing and every dream I had last night was about something going wrong in class…or about different ways I could teach this year. I just could not shut my brain off last night. Surprisingly, I didn’t have any dreams about forgetting kids’ names. Maybe it’s because I know it will probably take me two to three week to learn all their names anyways, and another two weeks or so to stop mixing kids up.

What are your tricks for learning kids’ names?

What interesting get-to-know-you activities do you have planned for the first week of school?

The Hardest Job Everyone Thinks They Can Do

The Hardest Job Everyone Thinks They Can Do

Molecular biologist turned high school teacher says teaching is the hardest job.

Treat Teachers Well!

There are too many misconceptions about what it is to be a teacher. Some think we get paid too much. Some think we don’t work enough. I hope this graphic clears up the misconceptions.