Amateur Teacher Extraordinaire

"There are things you learn from grabbing a cat by the tail that you can't learn any other way." ~ Mark Twain (in so many words)

Oh, yes. There are several things you learn from just grabbing that "cat" by the tail. Whatever your particular "cat" is, I don't know. But mine is teaching. With a bachelor's in Early Childhood Education and master's in Curriculum and Instruction, I consider myself to be educated in education. Yet, there are several things that trump my head knowledge everytime and demand of me knoweldge from the heart instead. With teaching, as with anything, there are countless number of classes you can take, books you can read, and conferences you can attend, but until you roll your sleeves up and grab that cat by its tail; you don't really know anything. So here, in this blog, I share my experiences of taking my cat by its tail in the confines of a rural country schoolroom. Welcome to my class and the opportunity to be a "fly on the wall."

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About Me

This is my fifth year teaching. My first two years were spent teaching first grade and this will be my third year in second grade. People always ask which I like best. I can't give them an answer because I don't really know! There are things I love about them both. But I digress... I teach in a rural county in Georgia admist a culture you could only find in such a place. It is my home and I have much in common with the little ones I teach. I love my students as myself and attempt to give them my best everyday.

Now for the normal "about me" things: I love my Mr., Jesus, Jane Austen, cooking, biking, laughing, teaching, camping, saving loose change, keeping things organized, learning, reading, rain, vegetables, hmmm.... should I keep going? Nah, I could go on forever, this world is full of things to love!