Month: September 2026

I love teaching. I love the relationships I build with my students. I love watching them finally understand something they’ve been struggling with. I love the laughter, the conversations, and those little moments that remind me why I chose this career. And I also want more financial freedom. Both can be true. For a long…

There’s something slightly ironic about being a teacher and being afraid to be a beginner. 😊 Every day, I stand in front of students and ask them to try things they don’t know how to do yet. Read the harder book. Try the math problem. Write the first sentence. Raise your hand even if you…

I had all my steps in before 8:15 this morning. 😂 One of our second graders rode his bike to school and was convinced his water bottle had fallen out of his backpack somewhere along the way. And not just any water bottle. The famous green Gatorade bottle with the orange lid. He was worried…