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This Is A Travesty
What kind of backwards world do you live in when you can't buy Easter candy ( Read more... ) -
Two Crazy Months
It's been insane here. I've been so busy with teaching. The rest of the teachers and I are about to drop dead. We've been having meetings almost everyday after school (it seems). School ends at 2:30 but I almost never get to leave before 5 o'clock. We've all been coming in on Saturday and Sunday as well and working 5-8 hours each day ( Read more... ) -
It's A Freezing 75 Degrees!
We've had two cold fronts collide directly above us. The last few days have been crazy weather-wise with torrential rain and a sudden drop in temperature. I'm extremely hot natured and rarely get cold. However, I'm out on the balcony right now and trying to stay warm by snuggling up underneath a comforter. I looked up the temperature on two ( Read more... ) -
NCTM
Even before I became a math teacher, I have been a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Yes, we have a group. Yes, we have meetings. HUGE meetings ( Read more... ) -
MYP Goodness
We got to have a special 1-on-1 meeting with the MYP consultant today. It really made me feel better about developing my math curriculum. During our meeting, I told him the story about my first year as a teacher (which wasn't that long ago):
During my first year teaching, I was watched like a hawk. I had certain state standards that I had to ( Read more... ) -
Calgon
We had to work on Saturday. It was my first time ever having to work on the weekend in my teaching career. The 5 teachers at my school are working on writing curriculum for the International Baccalaureate program that the school is implementing. We flew down an IB consultant to help us and we spent all day Saturday (9am-4pm) working with him. It ( Read more... ) -
The Question
Things haven't been great at school. They aren't terrible because I don't want to complain too much. Things could be much worse. It's just been overly stressful. Some things are due to the economy impact as we are feeling down here. Tourism is down so a lot of the locals aren't making as much money. This includes many of the parents of our ( Read more... ) -
Finally Settling
I've been in the new place for one month now... 5.5 months on St. Thomas. The freedom away from living on school campus is wonderful. The new view is amazing. Most evenings I sit out on the balcony and watch the sun set. My roommate has found me several times home with the lights off and just sitting out here. The roommie is great and has ( Read more... ) -
I Feel Like I'm in a Movie
This actually reminds me of the Scooby-Doo movie that came out not too long ago (as well as Lost and maybe a little bit of Pinocchio when they go to Pleasure Island). I'm on an island that's known for partying and drinking. I just recently went to a local celebration/festival. I had know idea what it would be like - huge culture shock. There ( Read more... ) -
Update
I knew it had been awhile since I had posted but I didn't realize it had been a month. In that time, my life on the island has drastically changed ( Read more... )