“No Church in the Wild”
I’m sorry, but if you think the manufactured opulence of Kanye West has no relevance to The Great Gatsby, then maybe you’re missing the point.
So I can't quite remember exactly why I followed you, but I believe it was because you were a teacher/tumblr'r, which is what I hope to be soon. I noticed your school days left post and realized you were a Mainer, also! We have more in common than I thought; which leads to the question, are you a central mainer, up north, down by the coast, or somewhere else all together?
I am a “down by the coast” Mainer. Basically, I can see New Hampshire from my house. You?
Since we’re all counting: 18 school days.
What! I have 29.
13.Do I win?
I have 34?! ugh.
There’s a couple of half-days in there, five of those days are finals week (no teaching), and I also got New England Breaks (i.e. a week off in February and a week off in April), so.
Allison still wins.
Introducing the first Fit Teacher Challenge!
fit-teacher:
Before The End of the Year I will ___________________ Challenge:
First off, figure out a goal you have for fitness/health before the end of the school year. Make sure it’s a SMART goal [Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Bound] and a fit teacher goal.
Ideas we had are:
- Eat out [X times] less a week
- Pack a lunch [X out of 5] days of the week
- Cut out sodas altogether by the end of the year
- Drink [X] glasses of water a day
- Work out at least [X] times a week
- Go to bed by [X] every night
- Wake up by [X] every morning
Then post what your goal is! Use the tag Fit Teacher Challenge to let the whole wide world of Tumblr know what you’re doing so they can hold you accountable. Post at least one update letting everyone know how it’s going!
Once your school year is done, you’ll have two things to celebrate - summer and the successful completion of your goal! We’ll make a big list of folks who met their challenge so we can all celebrate together!
Okay, so.
There is this hill at the state park near my house that kicks my ass, because I am wicked out of shape. So my goal is to go and climb said hill 3 times a week (I’m going to aim for four, but three seems more do-able on a regular basis, at least until school’s out) until it stops making me want to die (i.e. until I can climb it without getting out of breath. Is that measurable? I don’t do fitness. Help?).
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My big goal is to be able to jog (?!) the 5k that happens here on September 29. I don’t know, guys. I’ve never been a runner and I honestly can’t see myself becoming one…but I think that this is achievable? If I could go faster-than-walking for over 3 miles without stopping, I think I might die, just of the shock of doing it. Even when I was a kid I didn’t run like that. So we’ll see.
in fair Verona
Casting my freshmen in Romeo and Juliet might just be the most fun thing I do as a teacher in the spring.
I ask them if they want a small, medium, or large part, and then pretty much just assign roles according to my own assessment of their personalities.
