My Life as a One-and-Done Teacher and Homeschooler
We start our homeschool year tomorrow so I have been organizing materials and preparing. This is the first year I’ve purchased multiple curriculum selections that include a printed student …
Teachers Pay Teachers and Equity Funding
"Subscription fees are the nicotine of the digital world: get buyers hooked into paying and paying while making sure that alternatives evaporate. In other words, manufacture acquiescence. All of which …
I Closed My Teachers Pay Teachers Store Due To Their Anti-Racist Agenda
Update: I originally posted this in April 2021. I unpublished it shortly afterward for a few reasons, but could see in my stat tracking that people were still accessing it via the Wayback Machine. I …
Why a Valedictorian and Former Teacher Chose Relaxed Homeschooling
A recent TIME article looked at how valedictorians generally aren’t overwhelmingly successful in life. In Wondering What Happened to Your Class Valedictorian? Not Much, Research Shows, Eric …
6 Important Reasons To Not Become A Teacher
Although I had always wanted to be a teacher, I left the classroom for a variety of reasons. Some of those I shared in the post Why Teachers Quit Teaching Mid-Year. But the majority of the reasons are …
Gifted Children in the Classroom From a Teacher’s Perspective
Over the past couple of years I’ve participated in a number of groups for parents of gifted/2e children. I see the same questions voiced over and over again. I want to respond, but I don’t …
Teachers Who Become Homeschoolers Are The Indicator Species
Have you noticed the rise in teachers who become homeschoolers? I was recently involved in a discussion with educators online related to the Pearson testing spying debacle (articles here, here, and …
10 Signs A Homeschooling Mom Was A Teacher First
I’ve come across lots of homeschooling moms online who were teachers before they decided to homeschool. It’s easy to see the teacher in them coming through in their posts, pictures, and …
Simple Classroom Activities For the First Day of School
The first few days of school set the tone for the entire year. Getting started with fun, informative, and relationship-building activities for the first day of school can go a long ways in developing …
Teacher Tips For a Successful First Day of School
The first day of school brings with it a wide range of emotions for all teachers, but especially a new teacher. No matter how much time you’ve spent student teaching and substitute teaching, …