Teaching
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Hey Coach
Youth sports today are much different than when I was young, in shape, and athletic. I experienced t-ball, softball, soccer, volleyball, basketball, and track. The only sport I truly enjoyed and excelled at was soccer. I started playing at five years old on the Butterflies. We played full field, 11v11. Although we didn’t, we were allowed to slide tackle and head the ball. We kept score. The team with the most wins at the end of the season got trophies or medals and the team with the least amount of wins received a good sportsmanship award. Now, most of that has changed. Our little ones don’t play full field. They…
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Happy First Day of School
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Technology Strikes
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A Teacher’s Summer
This post may contain affiliate links and I may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. I have an amazing job! I get to spend my workday helping 5-10 year olds learn to read, write, and solve math problems. I get to see their faces light up when they learn something new. I get to be a part of my students’ lives and build relationships. I get to challenge myself to find new ways to explain, model and demonstrate my knowledge in order for all students to learn. I get to use my ‘teacher voice’ multiple times in a day. I get to…
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Teaching Across the Globe
This post may contain affiliate links and I may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. I stumbled on the most incredible side gig ever in November of 2017. I was looking to make some extra cash for Christmas, but really had no desire to work in retail during the busiest shopping time of the year. I had my fill of that as a teen! Browsing Facebook, a sponsored ad appeared over and over again. I find those quite annoying, but I wondered about this particular one. After a few days of seeing it, I read a post from an old co-worker that…
