Where to start

TFA institute is a whirlwind of acronyms and trial by fire.  Rather than reflect and make a compelling narrative about my struggles learning to become a teacher, here is a spattering of bulleted observations: really 2 hours of sleep is enough Houston is a humid as Drew Barrymore is annoying My summer school kids are [...]

Learning what I’ll teach

Yesterday I took a full length practice TExES 8-12 Mathematics test.  It is the test I will need to pass on June 26 in order to get in the classroom in the fall.  I got an 86, which means I passed comfortably.  The first practice test I took I got a 71, which passes uncomfortably.  [...]