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‘Twas the Flight Before Christmas

By on February 10, 2024

Trigger Warning about thoughts related to self-harm mentioned at the end. Read with care!

Did I mention how hilarious I find it? I am 37 and a thought will attack me as I rush to the bathroom on a poop errand between bells? “Is 2067 the year I die?…


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Lockdown

By on April 30, 2023

If you aren’t sure about a career, like if you are in tears by third period because the jittery 13-year-olds didn’t learn anything in three days reading the same chapter, and they keep singing the same TikTok song to the tune of you questioning your career choices, life choices…


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Teaching in Another Place, in Another Population

By on March 11, 2023

This blog was initially created to explore the feeling of not belonging, but on-purpose, and teaching is the essence of that feeling on lots of caffeine.

We use this word in teaching, “populations,” because (in my opinion) it’s the least classist, least racist way to characterize your job. We…

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All you have to do to sell all of your things and move across the world is to do it.