Last week was the first full week of school. It was good, but on Friday night I took a nap after work. I woke up around the time I go to bed. So I went back to sleep until 8 a.m. on Saturday. Still tiring even though it was good.Read More »One Week Down
I’m not quite sure why I’ve been so tired. Grading is pretty much done. I’m mostly working during school hours. But on that drive home, I struggle to keep my eyes open. Very literally. Not the safest, but it is what it is.Read More »Running on Coffee and Kittens
Yesterday I marched for my life, and for the lives of all others affected by gun violence.Read More »March for Our Lives
Nearly a month ago the shootings in Parkland, FL happened. Two days after that a shooting took place very close to the school I work at, close enough to warrant a Lock Down. Since then, I’ve been feeling very anxious.
School lets out at 3:00. At 3:10 an announcement went out over the loudspeaker that we were on Lock Down. Lock Down is the most severe response to an imminent threat occurring near campus, or something going on on campus.
Since it happened after school, I knew it was something real, but I thought maybe some students decided to fight.Read More »Enough is Enough
Tonight I took a stand with hundreds of other teachers, students, and parents to support teachers’ pay and working conditions.Read More »Take a Stand
Last night I went to the Hillsborough County Teachers’ Association (HCTA) Representative Council. It was one of the most powerful union meetings I’ve ever been too.Read More »Union Strong
I’m tired. Really tired. Yet for some reason I’m fighting sleep right now. I feel like if I go lay down, I’m just going to lay there…
