Quarter Three Report Cards SOL#20
I decided to go for a quick little poem today: Report Cards Finding the perfect comments Looking for inspiration Searching for the best words Trying to find balance Grades on […]
Category Archives: International Teaching
Giving a DIY Neti Pot a Try SOL#19
As a lower elementary teacher I find myself getting a cold every couple of months or so. I am accustomed to sore throats, headaches, low energy kinda feelings. What I hate […]
Food Drive SOL#18
Knock, knock! The sound of the knock at the door interrupted the end of my math lesson. I looked around. We only had a few minutes left at our math […]
Missing School SOL#17
One of the interesting parts about being an international teacher is that my students are very international! Many of them are dual citizens and have family homes in other countries. […]
International Day at CIC SOL#15
International Day is my favorite school event. When you have an awesome event like this you don’t mind being at school on a Saturday from 9:30-2. In fact, if it […]
Stage Fright SOL#14
My hands were shaking. I struggled to keep my smile in place. I told myself that I wasn’t actually on the stage so how could I have stage fright? It […]
Long Division SOL#12
When I was a student in third grade I remember thinking I was great at long division. I always got stars on my papers and good test scores. Then I […]
Having Patience and Not Being Impulsive SOL #4
Someone recently called me an “impulsive speaker”. This is probably a very accurate description of myself. I think this impulsivity began in high school when I decided to be more […]
Read Across CIC SOL#3
Instead of Read Across America Day the international school that I work at (in Venezuela) calls it Read Across CIC. Last week my third grade class met the eighth graders who […]
Wishful Wednesday: The International School of Brussels, Belgium
Brussels sounds like a great place to live! With a wonderful quality of life (thanks to the highest taxes in the world at an average of 42.8%), great food, amazing […]
Teaching Wanderlust 