Another school year is coming to a close this week. Another school year of substitute teaching is nearly in the books. I did do a maternity leave position for several months in a middle school, but for the most part, all my jobs have been at the upper elementary level. I am currently planning onContinue reading “Coming to a Close”
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Benefits of a Life Hopefully Well-Lived
Seeing students from days gone by in new surroundings… always a treat!
Back at it….
Day One – The Journey Begins…
5:53 a.m. – February 18th – This is Ash Wednesday, which also marks the first day of the Lenten season. It is customary to “give up” one thing for the season that leads up to Easter Sunday. Once again this year, I’m forgoing social media and focusing on other areas in my life. Today’s scheduleContinue reading “Day One – The Journey Begins…”
Proudest of….
Two answers to this one,,,my two adult children, who have both left their mark in life. Secondly, my teaching career of twenty-nine years and the fourteen years of interim and substitute teaching positions that have followed. Along with my BA and MA in Education.
There Comes a Time….
For forty-three years, I have been a classroom teacher in some sort or fashion. I spent twenty-nine years as a full-time teacher, most of which were in middle school classrooms. For the past fourteen years, since my retirement in 2010, I’ve been substitute teaching and filling in for teachers on an interim basis. There haveContinue reading “There Comes a Time….”
Back to Work…
I’ve had a break from my interim teaching job for the past five days, but today it’s back to work. We had teacher workdays last Thursday and Friday. As a part-time employee,, I’m not allowed to work those days. Then, of course, there was the weekend. I took yesterday off since I’m at a limitContinue reading “Back to Work…”
Continuing to Walk Despite the Fear
I am reminded this morning that there are those times our minds are going to be filled with fear. Yet despite those fears, we must continue walking the forward path. It is during some of these times that our greatest gains in faith are to be found. While I was driving yesterday morning, I heardContinue reading “Continuing to Walk Despite the Fear”
Random Reflections – Day Twenty-Four
I find myself this day reflecting on an interim teaching position that I’ve just finished my first week in completing. It’s a truly difficult position on several fronts. First, it’s a English/Language Arts position, which is not one of my areas of expertise. Although I’m certified to teach the subject, it’s been a long, longContinue reading “Random Reflections – Day Twenty-Four”
Random Thoughts – Day Twenty-One
These thoughts and emotions that I’ve been experiencing over the past several weeks have been all over the place. I’ve placed myself in several situations, including the interim teaching position, that are causing my mental chatter to be at an all-time high. And all I can do at this point is take it one dayContinue reading “Random Thoughts – Day Twenty-One”
David Lee 