I really need to start preparing for the end of the semester, but not in the sense of lesson plans and already have styrofoam cups so I don’t have to rush to the store to buy them because I promised my students tea. I need to start preparing for the sudden collapse of such a …
I’m Out of Touch with the Youths
By now, I’m pretty used to the feelings that come with ending a semester. It’s sad to see people I’ve just started getting to know leave, and it’s a strange kind of devastating to recognize that just as I start getting comfortable with a group, they leave. Imagine moving into a new apartment and having …
Students in the Cave
I’ve always had this fantasy going in my head that I would one day retire, sell all my assets, and travel the country. Then, in these travels, I’d encounter a cave. I’d explore deep into it, walking for hours, finding all manner of subterranean dangers like massive spiders and sudden cliffs that look over the …
A Concern About Teaching and Toasters
As it so happens, I’m not really a person. I’m more of a sassy tuna casserole because some people like me quite a lot, but those people probably haven’t thought enough about what I actually am or what it’s like interacting with me. Everyone else recognizes that I am a combination of ingredients that never …
Students are Pizzas
I’ve been thinking about pizza and how it relates to teaching, mostly because they are both things that are constantly on my mind. My metabolism is as disappointing to me as my eating habits are to the rest of my body. I want to be able to perfectly transform a 4,000 calorie pizza into two …
