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Venting and Decompressing after a LONG Day...

So we have a quiz bowl tournament on the 25th that is about 20 minutes from the High School. I hope that we actually do well in this one since most of our kids seem to feel deflated after we haven't made it past the 2nd game in knockout rounds at ANY of our tournaments so far. I'd love for them to p...

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ARTransVet (Lvl. 7) - Feb. 13, 2023

3rd 9 Weeks Blues/Stresses

So, in my opinion, the 3rd nine weeks is the hardest quarter of the teaching year. Teachers are burned out and yet the end isn't quite in sight as it is during that final quarter. Students are getting on our nerves and we are just praying for patience to get us to Spring Break. That's the truth. In...

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ARTransVet (Lvl. 7) - Feb. 12, 2023

Tired

I'm just tired today. I'm emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually tired. I don't know if I can do anything to fix this or not. I just feel so drained and have zero energy. I don't want to teach anything. I don't want to grade anything. I don't want to deal with my students. I just want to...

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ARTransVet (Lvl. 7) - Nov. 4, 2022

Pool Side Thoughts…

So, I started this journal the other day and then I brought myself to my grandmother’s pool for some relaxation and rest and didn’t realize that I wouldn’t have internet unless I’m outside. Well, in the heat that the climate change has brought me, it was 101 outside yesterday and the heat index said...

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ARTransVet (Lvl. 7) - July 9, 2022

New Journal...almost Back to School time for this teacher.

I've not been great at journaling or with keeping up the habit of writing. Either way, I'm going to start this now and actually do what I can to keep it up. I'm going to look into lists of blog/journal topics and see if that helps me to keep the creative juices flowing. Right now I'm in this mad re...

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ARTransVet (Lvl. 7) - July 6, 2022