High Five: What the Class of 2018 Taught Me
As always, I learn just as much, if not more, than my students do each year. Here are the top five things the Class of 2018 taught me this year. […]
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Lies Teachers are Told
I had the pleasure of speaking at the Coweta County Teacher ceremony last night; this is what I shared. Congratulations to all of this year’s teachers of the year. Being […]
An English Teacher’s Reading Life: Winter 2018
My 2018 goal is to read 52 books – one per week (in theory). The reality is I won’t read much in May because it gets crazy but will make […]
Living a Life of Faith in a Public School
Every time I hear the phrase “we have taken God out of our schools” which is often followed by why our schools and country are in dire trouble, I cringe. […]
What I Would Tell My Younger Teacher Self
This post originally appeared on the McGraw-Hill Education blog; I was thrilled to participate in their Art of Teaching project. The original post can be found here. Dear Younger Teacher […]
National School Walkout
Social media has been full of posts about the National School Walkout today, and I wanted to share some thoughts from three of my students. First, I respect and support […]
Birthday Prayer 18
Brooke, I remember when I found out I was pregnant with you and was so surprised; I pray you will continue to surprise people throughout your life. I pray that […]
I Just Want to Teach School
This week has been exhausting. I thought initially it was the jet lag from a fabulous winter break but realize now it’s the stress of going back to school after […]
Do Good in the Face of Evil
Today I went to work, locked my door as teachers now do because of our safety lessons, and finished reading Hamlet. This was not the case in Parkland, FL. I really […]
Teach with Class 