Category: Student life

• SSMA

  

  Happy Sunday! I hope that everyone had a great week! This week was super crazy and hectic. For one I traveled last weekend so Monday was exhausting. However, it was so worth it! One of my cousins retired from the military and the police force so he had a retirement party. I enjoy getting together…

  naygute8

  November 16, 2025

  Friends, Good times, Grad School, Gratitude, Life, life lessons, my life, science, stories from school, Student life, teacher life

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• Nay moves to Texas… Continued

  17.5 years ago I sat in an interview with a principal and an assistant principal. Side note she was so scary in the interview! haha Those 2 people took a chance on a kid. I was straight out of college. Like literally I had walked across the stage 2 weeks before the interview. I could…

  naygute8

  September 24, 2025

  Friends, Good times, Grad School, Life, life lessons, my life, science, Shout out, stories from school, Student life, teacher life, Things to Ponder

  education, Friends, friendships, Life, life lessons, life of a science teacher, math, my life, pondering, reflection, school, science, Shout out, stories from school, Student life, teacher friends, teacher life, teachers, teaching, writing

• Spring Break 2025

  

  Happy Monday! I hope that everyone is having a good day! I am back to reality, and it sucks! Haha Last week was spring break, and I was living my best life. I read 4 books, I took lots of naps, got lots of outside time in, went to the zoo, went to a clearance…

  naygute8

  March 24, 2025

  Adventures, book talk, Family, Friends, Good times, haha, Life, lists, mental health, my life, outside time, reflection, Student life, teacher life, Things to Ponder, Week in Review

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• We are all over it!

  

  Happy Friday! The last couple of weeks have been super exhausting! This time of year gets like that. It’s cold, we are all tired, we are tired of each other, teachers don’t have patience, admin is only dealing with the big issues, parents aren’t answering communication from the school. It is an exhausting time to…

  naygute8

  February 21, 2025

  Life, life lessons, my life, science, stories from school, Student life, teacher life, Things to Ponder

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• bullet journals

  

  So most people that know me know that I like a good list. Heck I even like a bad list. I like to make lists all kinds of lists; to-do lists, grocery lists, lists of things I like, books I have read, books I want to read, movies I wanna see, Movies I have seen,…

  naygute8

  January 6, 2025

  Bullet Journal, DIY, Grad School, how-to, Life, life lessons, lists, my life, Student life, Suggestions

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• Welcome 2025

  

  Happy Wednesday and Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had a great and safe New Year’s Eve! Mine was pretty good. Spent the evening with some friends, played some games, ate some food, over all it was a pretty good evening! As one year comes to an end and another starts there is the…

  naygute8

  January 1, 2025

  Adventures, Family, Friends, Good times, Grad School, Gratitude, haha, Life, life lessons, lists, my life, reflection, Student life, Suggestions, Things to Ponder, Year in Review

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• One down

  Happy Thursday! I hope that everyone is having a good week! My week is going so slow! How is it only Thursday!? Luckily my students haven’t been too crazy yet. I man next week might get a little crazier but as of right now, not so bad! We are all counting down the days to…

  naygute8

  December 12, 2024

  Family, Grad School, how-to, Life, life lessons, my life, reflection, Student life, teacher life

  college, education, Family, Grad School, grades, Graduate degree, learning, learning new things, Life, life lessons, my life, pondering, reflection, stories from school, Student life, teacher life

• Would you eat it?

  

  Happy Monday! I hope that everyone had a great weekend! This may sound silly but I think I have finally gotten in to a routine! haha It only took like 7 weeks to figure it out! haha Man these kids this year are super needy. I don’t know what is going on at the elementary…

  naygute8

  October 7, 2024

  Cooking, Grad School, Gute Survey, haha, Life, life lessons, my life, Student life, teacher life, Things to Ponder

  blog, Cooking, food, Gute Survey, haha, leftovers, Life, life lessons, life of a science teacher, my life, pondering, survey says, surveys, teacher life

• Where did May go?!?

  

  Happy Sunday to everyone! I hope that all of have been doing well! It is so hard to believe that May is just about over! It has been a bit of a whirlwind. The month started with my parents coming in to town for a week. During that time I was hooded for my masters…

  naygute8

  May 26, 2024

  Family, find the sunshine, Friends, Good times, Grad School, Gratitude, haha, Life, Month in Review, my life, reflection, science, Shout out, Student life, Summer time, teacher life

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• Mental Health Day

  Happy Friday! I hope that everyone had a great week! I had a couple rough days but I took today off because it was national grilled cheese day! Yes, you read that correctly! I took it off because it was national grilled cheese day! I take the day every year! I don’t do anything I…

  naygute8

  April 12, 2024

  Adventures, consumer reports, find the sunshine, Good times, Gratitude, haha, Life, life lessons, mental health, my life, reflection, stories from school, Student life, teacher life, Week in Review

  Family, food, grilled cheese, haha, Life, life lessons, life of a science teacher, mental health, my life, national grilled cheese day, pondering, recipe, reflection, review, stories from school, teacher life