About one year ago: As an experienced math teacher, I was highly encouraged to teach the most challenging class at my school -- 9th Grade Algebra 1. I taught all freshmen, all day. They (meaning the students) really did make it challenging. One of my hardest years was 2008-2009. Another reason why this blog went un-updated for so long.
About 10 months ago: Grant met Evans, a student at San Francisco Theological Union, another person who was interested in living in community.
About 1 month ago: I moved all of 6 blocks away from our apartment. I am soooo thankful that we're still in the same (approximately) neighborhood.
Today: Spent the day at a PD getting excited about how to make my classroom more exciting.. (for me and the students). We practiced some Kagen strategies (to get kids working in groups and talking about their learning). I got some (embarrassingly so) public recognition for the work that I did last year with my freshman (moving students out of Far Below Basic and Below Basic into Basic and Proficient categories for the state standardized testing. Tomorrow, I head back into the classroom to hang out with kids, teach a little math, and celebrate the retirement of a beloved secretary. (you know, it really is the secretaries that run the school, right?)
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