I’ve made it through an entire quarter. Report cards are out, and no parent has called to yell at me (yet). No one has dropped out, and I’ve only considered kicking students out of my class a few times. Marks…
Fall
I’ve been teaching for six weeks now, which means it’s been six weeks since I’ve written one creative word. Which effectively makes me feel like a crazy person. My parents brought my bed up a few weeks ago. I now…
In a Sudden Turn of Events
I got an email from one school last Monday to arrange phone and Skype interviews. I got a phone call from the second school on Tuesday. They wanted an in-person interview. “School starts on Monday so…Can you be here tomorrow?”…
As of Late
Exactly a week after I got home in May, I got a phone call from the English Chair at a high school in New York City. “We’d like you to come in to interview in person as soon as possible,”…
Commencement
I’ve tried to write for weeks, but I’ve hardly written a word since my last assignment was due. The last few weeks of school were so busy that I felt like I was running daily marathons. Everything I tried to…
Waiting Game
These past few weeks have been hectic. At the end of February, I braved the snow walls and took a bus to Boston for a teachers hiring conference. For two days, I sat in a in a conference room in…