Learning is why. is the social media arm of my blog of the same title.
I am spending the 20/21 school year as both a teacher and a student and I am exploring the 'stuff' that is happening in both of my pursuits.
08/25/2024
Reactivating my blog this year.
annnnd…action! Ready or not, here we go again… Just about 4 years ago (September 2020 – yep…the ol’ “just get ’em through the year year) I wrote a blog post I called THE INDISP…
08/04/2024
Yesterday I created the visuals (slide deck) that I'll use to introduce the students I have yet to meet to the making of their learning portfolios this coming year. (Whew! complicated sentence!)
Reflection is an important part of learning and growing, and I'll be learning along side them as I ponder my experience in a public high school on the West Coast.
What has the past 4 years taught me? How will I make it without my colleagues that I grew to love and cherish? What will I leave behind (good bye anxiety...you're not helping!) What will I pursue outside my work? (hello gym! I've missed you) - How is teaching in my new school district out west different from teaching back east?
..at this point, I clearly only have questions....and I may never find answers - but "it's the climb!"
You know you love your work when you can't wait to start it!
09/02/2020
The Indisputable Joy of Preparing Before heading off to Namibia for my 2.5 year stint in the Peace Corps, my mom and I sat and chuckled over life’s funny little things. I don’t know the origin, but it was at about that …
08/30/2020
Learning is why. Whatever the quest...whatever the question...learning is why.
08/29/2020
Launching Monday, 31 August, 2020