Category: teacher life

Batteries and mad scientists

I hope everyone a good weekend. Mine started a bit rough.. so Friday night we had the Hispanic heritage festival at school. When I went to leave my car wouldn’t start. I was walking back in to the festival to get some help and I stopped Childers on her way out. I asked her if…

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September 28, 2026

find the sunshine, Friends, Grad School, Gratitude, Life, mad scientist ball, my life, science, teacher life

Grad School, grad student life, Graduate degree, mad scientist ball, teacher life, teachers, thankful and grateful
Then this happens

It has been such a long time since I have posted I know! A lot going on. Still working on my dissertation, I have hit a bit of a wall and I am not working as fast as I had been or as I would like but I am getting it together! Trying to do…

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September 24, 2026

Grad School, Life, stories from school, Student life, teacher life

6th graders, college, dissertation, dissertation life, Grad School, grad student life, kids, kids are funny, mental health, middle school, students
Thank you!!

I want to say how extremely grateful I am for every single one of you that voted daily, dealt with my text messages and social media posts, that paid for votes and for all the words of encouragement on my quest to be America’s favorite teacher. I didn’t make it past this round. We fought…

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May 8, 2026

Enjoy, find the sunshine, Friends, Good times, Gratitude, Life, mental health, my life, reflection, stories from school, teacher life

America’s favorite teacher, Bill Nye, Gratitude, Life, life lessons, life of a science teacher, love, mental health, my life, pondering, reflection, stories from school, teacher life, thankful and grateful, writing
Long time no post!

I know, it has been a very long time since I have posted. Life be life-in! I am finishing my last semester of classes before I start my dissertation, I am teaching through a state take over in my district, I am playing pool again, I am trying to win the best teacher in America…

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April 26, 2026

Adventures, Enjoy, Family, Friends, Grad School, Life, life lessons, my life, science, Shout out, stories from school, Student life, teacher life

America’s favorite teacher, APA, Bill Nye, education, Friends, friendships, Grad School, Graduate degree, Life, life of a science teacher, mental health, my life, PhD, Pool, stories from school, support, TCU, teacher friends, teacher life, teaching, writing
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…

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November 16, 2025

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

education, Grad School, Graduate degree, Life, life lessons, life of a science teacher, math, my life, pondering, presentations, science, SSMA, Student life, teacher life, teaching, travel, writing
Let Them Lose

Hello! Happy Thursday. Just a quick before work update! So glad it’s Thursday. I am exhausted the good news is that I have a long weekend so I am hoping to get some stuff done around the house, hopefully get some work done for my classes. I have a paper I know is coming up…

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October 9, 2025

Childhood, Family, Friends, games, Good times, haha, Life, life lessons, my life, reflection, teacher life

6th graders, advice, board games, cant-make-this-up, cards, Childhood, education, games, kids, lose, pouting, win
A new fridge again?!

Happy Tuesday! I hope everybody had a good weekend and a good start to your week. I had a pretty exciting weekend I went to the mad scientist ball always a good time! A fun night, a new lab coat, and a good time with good people! So Friday and yesterday (because b-day, a-day) I…

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September 29, 2025

Family, Good times, haha, Life, my life, Oops, science, stories from school, teacher life

force, haha, Life, life lessons, life of a science teacher, mental health, my life, new appliances, Newtons, pondering, stories from school, teacher life, travel, writing
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…

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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
Egg Drop!

Happy Saturday! I hope that everyone has had a great week! Not that anyone is counting but we only have 4 more days till summer!!! Today is muggy and gross! This is for sure part of Texas that I just never get used to, the humidity! Thursday was my favorite day of the year! Egg…

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May 17, 2025

Adventures, Good times, Life, my life, science, stories from school, teacher life

blog, city of fort worth, easter, egg drop, Family, keep fort worth beautiful, Life, life of a science teacher, middle school, my life, school, science, teacher life, teachers
tooth pain

Happy Thursday I hope that everyone is having a good week! The weather has been nicer! I took the kids outside for class today. Well two classes. My carpal tunnel is acting up but other than that this week was pretty good! Let me get in to the reason we here with out further ado!…

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April 10, 2025

consumer reports, Life, life lessons, teacher life

carpal tunnel, dental work, dentist, health, humor, Life, life lessons, life of a science teacher, my life, reflection, root canal, teacher life, teeth