The Life of a School Teacher

I absolutely love my job!  Each day is different and full of surprises - some good, some bad.  I laugh at least once a day, and I usually get frustrated at least once a day.  I've learned a lot since I've started teaching... like very few things will be perfect (hard for a perfectionist to learn), not all students care about or want to learn (hard for an honors student to understand), and even though you're teaching high school, you'll still say things that you'd expect only kindergarten teachers to say (including, but not limited to "Put your table down," "Please put your behind in your seat," and "Keep your hands to yourself!" I've also become quite sarcastic.  My not so favorite remarks out of the mouths of students include "Are we going to do anything important today?" (No, of course not), "I didn't get my notes that day because I wasn't here" (Oh, my bad, I meant to take that part off the test just for you since I couldn't make it to your house to teach you personally), and "Is this grade out of 100?"  (no, no, of course not... there's no way you're dumb enough to make a 7 out of 100!)  There are many moments when I shake and hang my head ... such as the class of students that freaked out on the PSAT when they had to write the certification statement... in cursive.  I had to advise them to write in print and connect the letters, otherwise, it would've taken more than the 15 minutes it took for them to copy one sentence.  Oh, how I wish I was exaggerating.

I love my students and I always have stories to tell.  Thanks to those who always listen - particularly my  awesome husband, Parker!  I'm so glad that I have the opportunity to be a role model and influence young people to be good students, citizens, and people.  I think Civics (the class I teach) is one of the most, if not the most important subjects students take in high school (but what teacher doesn't say that about his/her subject?)

I took the following pictures of my classroom at the beginning of the school year/open house, so I guess it's about time to share them!

Student/parent sign-in with freshly cut hydrangeas in a mason jar - stolen from our neighbor's yard (shh don't tell)

 A glimpse of my DIY stool re-do and Pinterest inspired file cabinet update... quite handy I might add

Advice from my 4th grade teacher that still scares students today:

Agenda boards (I have another teacher in my room during my planning period) - this is how teachers use electrical tape :)

Back wall and shelves

 Front wall/board:

My desk (that I never actually sit at, seriously) and open house outfit:

Thanks for visiting!  :)