I almost didn’t make it to the Vision+Voice reception this year. Teaching all day + Writing Club + grading + trying to perfect that PowerPoint for Monday, and suddenly it was 6:30PM, and I was still in my classroom, and the Vision+Voice reception was starting across town in half an hour. For a quarter ofContinue reading “Vision+Voice 2019 / Why Poetry Matters”
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How to Escape for Spring Break Without Leaving Home
Last year during spring break, I took my dog and ran away from home. (We came back.) This year, I decided not to go anywhere during my week off, but I still craved that feeling of escape. I wondered, Is it possible to have a low-key, stay-at-home spring break AND get away at the sameContinue reading “How to Escape for Spring Break Without Leaving Home”
Mid-Year Crisis
Teachers, listen to me. No, seriously, pick your head up off that desk or out of that bucket of wine, and LISTEN. I get it. I really, really do. It’s the end of February, which means… You have six weeks until the STAAR test and eight weeks of lessons that you need to teach beforeContinue reading “Mid-Year Crisis”
Carie Juettner 