Attempting to revive…

I had great ambitions for this blog back when I began student teaching. Alas, between student teaching, working for the magazine, and working at the brewery or on a freelance project, I had no time and no desire to write when I did have time. However, I still think this could be a good place. A good place to vent on my bad days. A good place to get advice. A good place to share stories and all of those first-year teacher experiences.

Which brings me to the main point: I got a job! I’m the new 8th grade English teacher at a beautiful district in southern Wisconsin. This place felt right from the moment I got there for my interview. That feeling turned into a job interview, and I’m hoping that feeling continues throughout the year and helps me stick around for years to come!

On our agenda this year: Reading The Outsiders, lots of short stories, The Diary of Anne Frank (drama version), and Call of the Wild; Writing persuasive essays, timed essays (in prep for high school), research paper, descriptive / narrative essay, and literary analysis; Language focus on verbs, sentence combining, and vocabulary. So much to cover and so little time!!

Speaking of time… I really think America should start following the European schedule: school year round, but longer breaks after every quarter. We no longer need kids to have the summer off to help in the fields. Granted, there are plenty of farm kids in Wisconsin, but very few, I believe, that are needed to get the farm work done in the summer. I don’t know. Maybe I’m wrong. But I really like the European system, and I wish it’s something our country started to consider.

So. Enough for one day. Now for some quality time with my coffee and the New York Times crossword puzzle. I’m going to try to post at least weekly, and I hope for some great feedback and advice along the way.

Thanks for reading!

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