By now, we’ve all heard of the 10,000 hours idea. In case you live under a rock, the gist of it is that it takes 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become expert at anything. This idea is more of a guideline than a rule, but basically: If you want to be an expert at …
Jessica Ruscello Reading growth is a thing. A really important thing. The reading growth goal that TFA assigns us is 1.6 years of growth on the grade equivalency scale, when our students take their STAR Reading test. Right now, we have a range of scale stores from 66 to 88, which translates to a .4 …
In August, I did something that was a little bit ambitious and a little bit impulsive. I registered for a half marathon, which is coming up in February. This is big! I ran a 5k in college, and I ran a (very, very slow) season of cross country in seventh grade, but overall, I have …
I’m going to be honest: Posts about the July Money Challenge were cut short because I got busy with school stuff really quickly. Still, I’m a procrastinator, not a quitter, so I’m going to get it done! Saturday, July 22 $4.06 – Groceries. I honestly don’t remember what this was – it must not have …
Somehow, it was the first day of school, and now we’re 15% of the way through this year. It’s weird how fast time has passed this year. I think my management has gotten a lot better this year – we started teaching routines on day one and I’ve been trying my hardest to stick to …
My spending this week is a little different than normal, because I’ve spent most of the week traveling. I went to Michigan for my cousin’s wedding, and when I got back to Mississippi, I went to Delta State University to volunteer at Teach For America’s Kick-Off. Saturday, July 15 No spending! Sunday, July 16 $6.89 …
Saturday, July 8 $2.50 – a succulent at the Farmers market. $23.02 – groceries $6.63 – getting photos printed Sunday, July 9 $6.27 – two coffees $16.19 – a broom and a dustpan and something else at Target $36.00 – drinks (no, they were not all for me) $14.97 – at the craft store Monday, …
Saturday, July 1 $1.oo – a basil plant at the farmer’s market. Sunday, July 2 $90.28 – a week’s worth of groceries and a bunch of other stuff – new headphones, a spatula, dish towels, a cast iron skillet and a saucepan. $41.41 of the total was non-food. $2.99 – the This American Life app …
NeONBRAND This July, I’m embarking upon a monthly money challenge – I’m going to share all my spending, on my blog, for the entire month. Why am I doing this? I’m a personal finance nerd – I don’t blog about it on here much, but I’m always reading about how other people spend money, save …
Alternate title: my nerdy aspirations. I have big, exciting plans for the upcoming holiday weekend, basically just planning for the upcoming year. I have 4 days off and I hope I can get the majority of my planning done for the month of August. This includes planning the sequence of teaching procedures, Here’s the agenda: …