When your child is struggling in school or bringing home failing grades, it can be easy to look for someone to blame. After all, you are doing the best you can do, right? Many times, this blame is unfairly directed at the child’s teacher(s). Much like you wouldn’t blame a…

There have been articles upon posts upon news stories detailing the current teacher exodus from K-12 teaching in America. RAND’s January 2022 American Educator Panel found that nearly a third of educators were planning to leave their current teaching or principal job by the end of the 2021–2022 school year…

We need to be on the same side more than ever before. — This school year, so many things will be different. What used to work in the classroom, lunchroom, bathroom, and hallways of a school is no longer safe for children. To be honest, most teachers are flying by the seat of their pants, for at least the first part of the…

Debunking the misinformation and falsehoods on vaccine ingredients — You think you know someone, right? Then all of a sudden, they let some truth drop that makes you question who they are and re-evaluate your relationship with them. I thought my friend was an educated, level-headed, reasonable person. He’s never been a conspiracy theorist, he always thinks deeply about…

Do you know how many hours are in a week? — 168. And while normal people were leaving their 9-to-5, punching the clock on Friday after a 40-hour workweek, I had already worked my 40 hours by Wednesday. I worked 100 hours a week. For three years. And it nearly killed me. You think corraling cats is hard? Psh! …

This is NOT an attempt to change your mind. No, this will not be some inspirational pep talk to get you back in the game and signed on for next year. You won’t get any platitudes about “self-care” or “avoiding burnout” or “doing it for the kids.” This is for…