Category: teacher life

• 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…

  naygute8

  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…

  naygute8

  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…

  naygute8

  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…

  naygute8

  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…

  naygute8

  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…

  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

• 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…

  naygute8

  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!…

  naygute8

  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

• 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

  baseball, book, book talk, book-blog, book-review, book-reviews, books, fiction, goals, haha, Life, life of a science teacher, my life, outside time, reading, spring break, stories from school, Student life, teacher life, zoo

• Double Knots?

  

  Happy Friday! I hope that everyone had a great week! The last couple weeks have been exhausting and this week was the week before spring break that is always exhausting! ! haha I have been working on this blog for DAYS! I have 2 more coming in the next few days… so be ready! A…

  naygute8

  March 14, 2025

  book talk, find the sunshine, Friends, Gute Survey, haha, Life, life lessons, my life, People are crazy, stories from school, teacher life, Things to Ponder

  blog, book, book talk, book-blog, books, double knots, Family, festivals, fiction, field trips, Gute Survey, Life, life of a science teacher, my life, reflection, shoes, stories from school, students, survey says, surveys, teacher life, writing