Yay! After my rabbi wrote me a cute little letter, I got out of work to celebrate Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. Woohoo. Shemini Atzeret was okay but Simchat Torah was eye-opening. Shul turned into a circus of children and men dancing with children and men with torah scrolls. It was hilarious and fun. I… Continue reading Good times and bad news…
according to the great Dr. Seuss. I don’t know how well I’m doing with the balancing. I just finished handing in my “socratic seminar lesson” for my Thursday night class. Yea, it’s the wee hours of Monday. I had to finish putting in grades first for my 100 students. I failed about 40 students, maybe… Continue reading Life’s a Great Balancing Act…
That’s a soundbite from the meeting with my principal today. She assures me that she and the AP (Assistant Principal) are really mad about the fact that I didn’t give notice, which I didn’t. I was so stressed about the situation, I waited until the last minute to take the day off because I knew… Continue reading SO YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BE A NORMAL JEW…
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