This past Friday, I drove up to the Harmony Science Academy of North Austin to be a guest speaker in an eighth grade poetry class, and it was a blast. I’d never been a guest speaker before. I’d hosted guest speakers in my own classroom and been to see plenty of them at bookstores and libraries,Continue reading “My First Guest Speaking Appearance (And a Few Hilarious Misspellings)”
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Carie’s Lists: 11 Reasons for Teachers to Get Excited About Back-to-School
It’s that time of year again. Commercial breaks are filled with bright-colored backpacks and smiling children and actors portraying calm, confident teachers with not a hair out of place. Department stores put up giant signs shaped like pencils and everywhere you look, it’s SALE SALE SALE! It’s Back-to-School time. But, the thing is, it’s NOTContinue reading “Carie’s Lists: 11 Reasons for Teachers to Get Excited About Back-to-School”
Confessions of a Former Teacher: I am Insidious
Seventh graders are impressionable little things. That’s why you have to be careful how you handle them. 2010 was the year I got married. It was the year of WikiLeaks and royal engagements and the Chilean miners’ miraculous survival. It was the year Lost finally ended. It was also the year the PG-13 horror movieContinue reading “Confessions of a Former Teacher: I am Insidious”
Carie Juettner 