by Andi | Aug 12, 2010 | Teaching Triumphs and Travails
In three hours, I will be sitting in an interview for an opportunity to teach English at a new school. After all these years, you’d think I would be jaded about teaching (and at moments, I am), but right now, I feel like gobbling up more of the latest teaching... by Andi | Aug 11, 2010 | Andi's Book, Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
I have an issue with a certain Biblical metaphor – the idea that the path of life is straight. (The narrow part, well, I guess I can live with that.) Nothing about my life’s path seems straight. In fact, it seems more like a giant hamster wheel sometimes.... by Andi | Aug 5, 2010 | Andi's Book, Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
My memory tells me it happened several times. I’d be blissfully soaring only to have the rope snap, my face smack, and a tiny, white tooth sink into the rubber of the tire swing. My dad rigged up this great tire swing on the lot next to our house, and my... by Andi | Aug 4, 2010 | Teaching Triumphs and Travails
Last week, Dave and I went to Target and filled a backpack with school supplies as part of a drive that his church is doing. Luckily, we had a list, or this kid would have gotten more pens, folders, Trapper Keepers, and fun post-its than he could have used. I have a... by Andi | Aug 2, 2010 | Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
Like most teachers, I would love almost every minute of my job if I didn’t have to grade. You might think I hate grading because it’s time consuming (and it is), or that I hate the responsibility of assigning a rather arbitrary system of letters to...