I wish I hadn’t been inspired to write this poem. I wish it hadn’t been relevant enough to take home first place in the Shirley Elliot Cosby Memorial Award at the Poetry Society of Texas annual banquet last year. I wish I didn’t feel the need to share it with you. I wish “back to school”Continue reading “Did I Miss Anything?”
Category Archives: Teaching
From One Zoo to Another
The things that make me nostalgic for my teaching days are not always the things you might expect. A few days ago, I woke up to find that my home had been invaded by ants. They were coming up between the wooden boards of our kitchen floor in multiple places, as well as through cracksContinue reading “From One Zoo to Another”
Interview With a Teacher: A Final Recap
Over the past ten months, I interviewed thirteen teachers about what it’s like working in education today. All of the participants work in public schools in Texas: three in elementary, six in middle school, and four in high school. Each teacher gave honest, thoughtful, often eye-opening, sometimes hilarious insights into the day-to-day life of aContinue reading “Interview With a Teacher: A Final Recap”
Carie Juettner 