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Day 19. Tears and the Gnashing of Teeth. The Fall of A Day.

Today the students have unleashed something inside of me and it haunts me to my soul. The memories of betrayal stomp around inside my...

Day 18. Sophomore Sentience

Like mice in a forest, the sophomores have begun digging into the curiosities that surround them. They have scratched under the leaves...

Day 17

Somewhere in space an astroid is hurtling towards Earth. Scientists predict it will burn up somewhere over the Philippines. ...

Day 16

U.S. History frightens me. Not necessarily the recent history of the United States, although there is plenty there to terrify. The...

Day 15

I have solved classroom overcrowding. I will probably win one of those awards that they gift great educators. What are those called? ...

Day 14

The traffic around the school in the morning is reminiscent of a wildebeest migration. We are all locked in our cars when we could be...

Day 13. Our struggle defines us.

Today I watched a mockingbird pull an earthworm from the ground and devour it. I was distressingly sad, that this small act of nature v....

Day 12. The Trees That Dropped the Fruit

Tonight is open house. I look forward to meeting your parents and trying to determine where your eccentricities arose from. I'm always...

Day 11. Radio Silence.

Today began the lonely descent into the silent lands of the before time. A time before instant communication. The children suffered...

Day 10. The Crisis.

"We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity." Barbara De...