School’s Out: Making the Most of Your Summer
While June is tied with December as the third happiest month of the year (The Washington Post), for teachers it might in fact be one of the happiest months. June is for basking in...
Author: kelleypomis
“Another trailer? You better be kidding!”
As I reflect on the stories I have shared thus far, I realize, none yet include students from my first year of teaching. The reality being, of the eleven students I started the year...
Are you sure you want to teach?
Did you know statistics show that teachers leave the profession, at rates of somewhere between 10% and 15% over their first five years of teaching? While my first year was one of the most...
“No eight year old deserves to be treated this way!”
Jay was one of the most vibrant students I taught. As a second grader, he was new to the school. He came from a household where both parents had good steady jobs. He had...
“I am so tired! I just want to be loved.”
In 2005, Brie started at the school in which I taught. A little older in age and the oldest of three, she towered over most of her peers in the fifth grade. She was...
“I can’t do it! Are you happy now?”
When I met D it was 2008. He was entering fifth grade and being raised by his grandma. His mom was still in the picture but was sick and confined to a wheelchair and...
