Today is a snow day for me. It was a little strange because I woke up to a light dusting of snow on the grass, not nearly enough to cancel school. I got up and started going through my morning
Choosing to Stay
As I wrote in my very first post, I didn’t always love teaching. I went weeks and months where I thought about quitting almost every day. After a lot of soul searching, I chose to keep teaching. I chose to
Finding Your Why
At the beginning of every week, I write a quote on the whiteboard in my classroom. The quotes aren’t necessarily related to music or education at all. I just like quotes and they often generate discussions in my classes. This
Why I’m Here
Three years. For three years I thought about changing careers almost every single day. For three years, I struggled with almost constant anxiety and at times, going days, weeks, or even months wondering if I’d ever be happy again. I