i'm writing in my teaching blog again.

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Dear Readers,

I have just landed my first ever teaching job! I will be a senior English teacher at Proviso West High School. I was just hired, and class starts on Monday. I'm utterly unprepared and completely happy. Thank you friends for all the support and following me through this journey!

Yesterday Rita and I had a lovely afternoon at Lake Monroe. We were there for over five hours and we were surprised at the duration of our visit. The outing preceded a final get together at the Red House and a little lunch with an acquaintance. Yesterday was extremely hot, but breezy. We same for hours and jumped into waves. I found a pair of ( Read more... )

It's been decided. I'm over Jake Gyllenhaal. Moving on to Gael Garcia Bernal. I often confuse his name with Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Yeah, he's pretty hot.

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i am trying really hard to be positive, but it's getting hard ( Read more... )

the teaching interview went well on monday. i had a second interview with a group of teachers today. i feel that it also went well. i am just waiting for the phone call for a yes or a no. keep your fingers crossed and me in your thoughts. thanks, friends.

i now have the entire beatles library on my computer, thanks to one, rita mary crowley. this makes me so happy and content. for as long as i've been a beatles fan, i've never had the opportunity to centralize the collection. and yes, the collection includes past masters, live from the bbc, the blue and red records, and the anthologies. the beatles ( Read more... )

today i made a teaching portfolio full of lessons and activities i did during student teaching. it made me really happy and brought back many positive memories. then tonight at our party i talked to a kid who was from martinsville and heard a whole new perspective. he told me to keep being positive and never forget those touching moments, ( Read more... )

It's been a while. I think I'll be lazy and just do a list recap of my amazing 3 weeks in Chicago. Where to start ( Read more... )

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