Confessions of a Fifth Year Teacher

Wanting More and Looking Out on the Horizon

Another year has gone by as a teacher, but what I find interesting, perhaps almost concerning, is how little the number of students that I really made connections with or was really upset that I would not be seeing them anymore. I know in the past, the start of June had been a bittersweet time, but this year I didn't give out books or write sappy messages of farewells, just a few posed pictures and brief comments in a yearbook or two.

Perhaps I was just running out of time towards the end of the school year, or that this is the school year that I have been much more diligent to NOT be in school as much.......

 

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I got published in Ascent Aspirations Spring 2011 Anthology! (Check it out here)

Ascent Aspirations is an online and print magazine that was seeking a collection of short pieces or poetry that revolved around work. I thought this would be a great opportunity to gripe about an unfortunate point in my education career, but it was also a moment of humbling reflection.

Even though I had to pay 10$ for the fees, my work was accepted and printed into this international work. I am really happy to see this is the first time that I got something into an international print, and hopefully this will be just one more staple into hopefully getting a literary agent someday. 

 

Listed below is the short work "Teachers are Professionals (But When We Aren't, Kids Can Get Away With Murder)"which  I scanned the two pages in the printed book. You can also CLICK THIS LINK if you would like to order your own copy of the book.