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What it’s really like to teach Gen Z
People love to hate on Gen Z. They say that teenagers have no attention span. They can’t do anything for themselves. They are addicted to their phones. They don’t respect authority. They don’t know how to have a face-to-face conversation. People are often intimidated or confused by teenagers, and as a high school teacher I…
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Maybe I’m Crazy
Snoozing my alarm in the morning brings me joy, but when I started teaching I realized that wasn’t really going to be an option anymore. About a year into teaching, I was always exhausted, always sick, and always stressed. I knew I had to find a new routine as a teacher in order to better…
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Coming Home
I haven’t traveled outside of the United States since the summer of 2019. At one point in my life, I swore to myself that I would live abroad one day. I constantly dreamed about all the places I wanted to visit. Every trip I went on, I decided I needed to stay and live there…
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Who is Señora Newton?
Hey everyone! My name is MK Newton, and I am a Spanish teacher in Mississippi. I have a passion for the Spanish language, the field of education, and helping people in any way that I can. So this is a place where I hope all three of those areas can collide. This summer I have…
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