My youngest child turned sixteen last month. He passed his learner’s permit test and earned the privilege to drive a car with a licensed driver in the seat next to him. We talked about his hopes and dreams for the future. I listened when he chattered on about his favorite books knowing that I instilled ...

There is no getting around it: teaching takes energy.  Lots of it.  It takes mental, physical, and emotional grit.  It takes organization, determination, and endless exertion.  It takes wisdom, compassion, and discipline. And that is just to get through the first 10 minutes of the day. Teachers have to wear many hats: teacher, philosopher, advisor, ...

After over a month and a half in social distance, parents with children are neck-deep in online distance learning. There is a sense of community as we share frustration over a slow internet connection, difficult platforms, restless students, and numberless interruptions to our daily routine. Another thing we shared was the experience. Pictures of children ...

A few months ago, I shared my experience with VIPKID’s hiring process.  I promised to give you guys an update after I started teaching. It has been three remarkable months teaching with VIPKID. At first, like many teachers starting with VIPKID, I was a little worried about getting booked by students. In most of the ...

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Read Part 1 here. July 14 It’s the Big Day!! My husband is off, so we get up early and grab a bite to eat. I pick out a gold top and put a little makeup on. I like the natural look, especially for something important like this. Just a bit of foundation, mascara, eyeliner, ...

Like many looking for a job, I subscribed to a few sites which send emails with various places hiring at the moment. You know, the ones that send you all the jobs you’re not qualified for because you were too lazy to fill out another profile and upload, again, a copy of your resume. As ...