What's it like teaching adults? Do you just give them stuff to read all day and then make them take tests? Is it just a GED, or is it an actual high school? Do they scare you? Do they even listen to you?
Visit this page from time to time to see updates on my classroom, little nuggets of teacher wisdom, or tips on how to stay sane. In the meantime, smile at my pictures.
(No students are pictured here without permission, unless their backs are turned to the camera. Also, student names do not appear in my writing.)
I sponsored an art club my first year.
My first classroom was a computer lab.
We did a turkey feather sale to raise funds for the art club. Surprisingly, adults love crafts as much as kids do.
The smart boards are okay-ish, but I miss having a projector.
My school was started by Goodwill. Yes, the Goodwill. The one that sells donations and reinvests the profits back into the community.
We have a daycare onsite, and sometimes guests pay me a visit on their way out.
Yes, you read that right. I work for Goodwill. As in, the place that sells used stuff. They started a school for adults. (Nevermind that I purchased these book ends in LA while visiting the in-laws.)
You never know when an Expo marker will come in handy... Just kidding. I come home with work stuff by accident all the time.
In case you still haven't grasped it yet, it's a school school. It has a bell schedule, and science labs, and diplomas and stuff.
There are graduations!
And summer breaks! (We can't all vacation in the Bahamas, so some of us play Pokemon Go while we revise our curriculum and plan for the upcoming school year.
And grammar worksheets for reviewing commonly confused words.
Between commuting, working, and parenting, I have to do lots of meal prep to stay ahead (or at least not as behind).
One thing this place doesn't lack is white board space.
Another thing is doesn't lack is culture! (Pictured: Beef Shawarma over rice from Halal Bros, brought in by a former student who wanted me to try Arabic food.
Several students were pregnant at the same time as me. It was awesome!
Among my many talented coworkers is a Mr. Yonts, who competes in a pun-off every year.
Some students threw me a surprise baby shower in my classroom.
I would NOT suggest working from home as, in my experience, it can induce labor.
I love that my coworkers ask about my daughter on a daily basis.
Madison visited me at work one day. My students may not have much money, but what they lack in finances they make up for with heart. A student donated a complete set of encyclopedias to my classroom during my second year.
If I could change anything about my job, it would be the commute. I swear, Austin drivers don't know how the shoulder works. There are always fender benders along my way to work, and no one ever moves off the road.
I'm blessed to have gracious supervisors, who know me as an individual and trust me to make the right choices. Also, they are forgiving when I need it, like my second Monday back from maternity leave when I was an hour late for work. If that's not cool where you work, imagine being a teacher.
We make a pretty great team.
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