Carie Juettner

Interview With a Teacher #11: Ms. D.

A big thank you to Ms. D for being the first teacher to participate in my second round of interviews. I admit, I got tired just reading about your day. I never thought I was cut out to be an elementary teacher, and this interview confirms it. Your students (and their parents) are so fortunateContinue reading “Interview With a Teacher #11: Ms. D.”

Interview with a Teacher, the Sequel: Second Semester

For those of you who enjoyed reading my “Interview with a Teacher” series in the fall, I’m happy to report that it’s back! I have more teacher interviews coming your way. For those who are new to my blog and have no idea what I’m talking about, here’s a quick summary: Consider yourself caught up!Continue reading “Interview with a Teacher, the Sequel: Second Semester”

Finding Joy in January

January has been taking a lot of flak lately. I constantly see posts and tweets about how it’s a hard month full of broken resolutions, low energy, and depression. This makes me sad because January is often an enjoyable month for me, unlike February which was always really hard when I was a teacher andContinue reading “Finding Joy in January”