Teaching in a middle school means mediating 3 emotional breakdowns in the same week and then finding out all the girls in your class synced up

Hear me out, maybe we DONT side with the actual militant communist dictator whose entire life goal is the re-establishment of the Soviet Union and its world domination

A first grader got really close to my face yesterday and said:

“My mom says I have a throat infection” 👁️👅👁️

#teacherlife #teacherstories

As the U.S. shifts into a volatile political landscape targeting critical thinking, I want to share an important reminder to the #booksky community:

The only way to preserve literature is by collecting physical copies.

I know, Kindle users, it sucks—but your digital copy can be deleted any time.

A question from a 4th grader today:

4th grader: “Miss Kaitlyn, you can read Korean right?”
Me: “barely but sure”
4th grader: “how do I write ‘you’re a dummy’ in Korean?”
Me: “why?”
4th grader: “I want to leave by my brothers bed and tell him it’s a compliment.”

A conversation with a kindergartener during a test today:

Her: “Miss Kaitlyn, what’s this?” *points at a math problem*
Me: “that says 5 minus 4”
Her: “yea, what is it?”
Me: “what is the answer?”
Her: “yes.”
Me: “I can’t tell you. What do you think it is?”
Her: “it’s definitely not one.”

A quote from one of my 8th graders today: “if I were a fruit, I’d be a fruit salad with ranch.”

Incredible.

Still thinking about all those recipes I’ll be losing in the #TikTokBan 😩

Just moved in, hey there 🫡