Women in Education & Teaching

I'm planning to leave my teaching job this year since my husband got a job offer in another state. I have no issues with the school or administration, but I'm also applying to Master’s program… more

Have you heard of Cognitive Shuffling? I have used similar tactics to calm myself when having a panic attack and have walked students through the "pick a color and find it throughout the room" scenari… more

I think someone messed up. Usually we have two grading periods that have ten weeks. This year they've all had numerous weeks, but the last grading period was scheduled for 11 weeks. Today we got … more

So here I am...sick with Flu A! This is four days that I have missed with this blasted affliction! Coughing, dizziness, fever, headache, and heavy chest congestion.
Thankfully I have only had a littl… more

Thoughts on the DOE? Does it actually help, or is it just bureaucracy? I hear debates about whether it should be abolished, but would that change anything at the classroom level? I guess what I'm … more

Once again I'm zoned in and getting some work completed. All of a sudden the custodian is standing at my door, I look up and he grins and taps his watch. Once again, I have worked until 7:00pm. … more

I work at a private high school with experience in public schools. I'm just wondering if students even care these days. Mine just seem focused on ticking boxes for grades, then email me at the end… more

It's that time again! Argumentative Essays are being submitted. I like to run the essays through a couple different checkers for plagiarism and AI use. So many of the sites that I havr used now w… more

I'm worried about how many of my students are below grade level. It's not just one or two, it's a significant portion of the class. I'm teaching my heart out, and I know the other teac… more

I kove this quote by Darwin D. Martin, " A teacher's job is to take a bunch of live wires and see that they are well grounded". With elctricity, if something is not grounded and you con… more

So get this! Our grading periods have all been around 9 weeks. However the last grading period has 11 weeks (and that's not counting Spring Break)! I mean that is 2 weeks longer than what we typi… more

So another snow day, which means we get to add a day at the end of the school year. Today at 5:30 they sent out a message that we were on a two-hour delay. So teachers and staff start showing up at 7… more

I dread the sound of the alarm at 5:15 every day of the school week. The worst thing is when I wake up 4:45. I know if I go back to sleep, I will feel groggy, but I think I'll just lay here a few … more

My anxiety has been through the roof today. Frankly, yesterday too. Backstory: I’m a paraprofessional for two second grade classes. One teacher *technically* never came back from break, she went on me… more

I have a couple students who smell so bad that my room stinks even after they leave. I try to wipe down their area and spray a bit of Febreeze, but the odor lingers. I know one of the students has be… more

But of course....Super Bowl Sunday! It's here. Such a big day for so many families, and a nothing day for others. Many of my students get so hyped, and I usually let them discuss it for a few min… more

I am hearing so many complicated and confusing things about the DOE getting shut down. Research it and listen to one source, and another says the complete opposite. It's a good thing, it's a b… more

Whatever you are going through today, don't let it change your worth! People may demean, cut you down, belittle, criticize, or even mock you. It doesn't change you-they are the problem! Don… more

Awwwww, the frustration of midterms has passed. Students still trying to turn in assignments that were due in week two. Midterms ended on Friday, so now they are like "I turned in my late assignm… more

So, here's a scenario I didn't expect. A teacher from another team asked me out recently, and I normally would never even consider dating someone I work with. But, if I’m being honest, he does… more

I'm just going to drop this here...YOU ARE ENOUGH! Often I find myself climbing the walls of self-doubt, lack of confidence, uncertainty, anxiety, and timidity. The daily bombardment of judgement… more

To spend part of my weekend grading papers, working on assignments, creating plans to meet standards, studying new behavior matrices, etc. I can't seem to keep up with the never-ending assignment… more

Everyday, I have kids come to my room so hungry. I cannot afford to keep buying snacks. I usually buy the small fruit snacks from Sam's, but I know that is not enough to really help their hunger. … more

Wow, I have missed posting and reading everyone's comments this week. It has been one awfully crazy week! They'll bug hit our school. From admin to EAs, we have had to combine classes, cover f… more

It feels like it has been a long week already. Only one day of this week will be normal! Between 2-Hour Delays, 9/1 Flips, and Professional Developments, it is one of those weeks that feels totally up… more