Glenn Carstens-Peters We’re halfway through 2018, which feels weird and unexpected. It also pushes me to evaluate the progress I’ve made towards the goals I’ve set towards 2018, and adjust my actions as needed. Here’s the post I wrote in December about goals for the year. Health Maintain my current level of fitness and make …
I read a book! Years ago, this would not have been a noteworthy development in my personal life. As a child, I was a voracious reader, powering through book after book. And then jobs and college and teaching came along, and they took up my time, and I don’t read for pleasure like I used …
It was hard. Really hard, actually. It’s funny – school got out not even that long ago, but my memories of what every moment of TFA felt like are blurring fast – I can name my kids and describe their personalities, but can I remember everything I taught? We read Whistle for Willie both years. …
Dear Future Samantha, I hope teaching is going well! I hope that you’ve inspired your students to achieve and love school and learning. I hope you’ve helped your students realize that they can do anything. I hope that your students love to read and have favorite books and seek out new ones. I hope your …
In TFA, I’ve heard people talk about how your classroom is a reflection of your personality, how you need to bring yourself and your leadership experiences to this work. I’m skeptical of the idea. I feel, often, that my identities are not particularly helpful in the classroom, and I generally don’t see how they work …
I did the thing. It was raining the entire time. My time, according to the chip, was 2:57:34. My unofficial, I will be okay even if I don’t make it goal, was under three hours. I made it. Here’s the full race report: Before the race – I spent the night at my friend’s house …
Alfons Morales One of the blogging goals I’ve set for 2018 is to publish a book review every month. That means I need to write a book review every month which means I need to read a book every month. (Yep, I learned about backwards planning from TFA.) Here’s a tentative list of books I …
Jungwoo Hong For me, 2017 featured a lot of growth and a lot of learning. I know this is a surprise to zero percent of the people who know me in real life, but I am a little bit Type A and a little bit goal oriented and I love setting New Years Resolutions. I love how …
I ran six miles this week. I mean, I ran 11.7 miles this week, but I ran six of those in a row. I’m really proud of that. Two months ago, I was definitely not capable of running six miles, but now I can. I could probably do seven right now, but I’m all cozy …
My grandpa died a week ago. I was lying in my bed, in Mississippi. Groggily checked my phone, there’s a text from my mom saying “Call me, urgent.” I didn’t need to call her to know what it was, my grandpa was sick, in and out of the hospital, for months. My mom kept me …