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  • How did we get here? An Introduction to my Blog

    How did we get here? An Introduction to my Blog

    I gaze at the blood pressure monitor on my Amazon wish list. The rush of guilt consumes my body as I add the new item to my cart…

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  • The Wonder Years

    The Wonder Years

    I nervously stepped before the double doors of the elementary school where I was to meet the first vision teacher I was scheduled to shadow. I greeted Ms.…

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  • Dear Future Teacher (Letter #1 to Myself)

    Dear Future Teacher (Letter #1 to Myself)

    I will devote every few blog posts to a personal letter to my aspiring and beginning educators. These are letters addressed to myself at the chronological moment of…

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  • How it Started, Part 2

    How it Started, Part 2

    Around the same time I finally decided to become an educator, some major developments were taking place in the school district where I lived with my parents. School…

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  • How it Started-Part 1

    How it Started-Part 1

    From an early age, I had an intense desire to help others–even at my own expense. I was the kid in middle school who felt compelled to allow…

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