Tag: education

• Phd part 2

  

  Hello! Happy Friday! We have officially made it to the time of semester, as a student, that you think it is all down hill from here and you realize that you are actually still very much going up hill. There are due dates for all the classes, due dates for projects that you were so…

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  May 1, 2026

  Enjoy, Grad School, let go and let God, Life, life lessons, reflection, Things to Ponder

  college, education, Grad School, grad student life, Graduate degree, Life, life lessons, life of a science teacher, mental health, my life, PhD, phd life, reflection, Student life, 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

• 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

• 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…

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  February 21, 2025

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

  education, learning, Life, life lessons, life of a science teacher, my life, pondering, reflection, school, struggle, teacher life, teacher opinions, teacher tired, teachers, teaching, tired

• 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…

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  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

• Teachers don’t just “teach”

  Happy Saturday! I hope that everyone had a great week. If I have said it once I have said it a million times, short weeks always seem so much longer! And this was a super “short” week because of the weather! I was so tired I slept until 11 this morning. I also started classes…

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  January 20, 2024

  Life, life lessons, my life, Student life, teacher life

  education, kids, Life, life lessons, life of a science teacher, lifestyle, my life, Student life, teacher life, teachers, teaching