I suddenly know why teachers say they’re “exhausted” or “teacher tired” after all the events, expectations, and errands to the copyroom where I’m sure a handful of us contemplate “what am I doing here?” While we may know that we are there to make copies, and on a bigger note, to encourage the young minds […]
Veronique Ostrander
Veronique Ostrander is an 8th-grade Language Arts teacher with a passion for writing. When she’s not working on a YA mystery filled with romance, drama, and suspense, she can be found crafting poems that glorify her savior, Jesus Christ, or writing articles about her teaching experiences.
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Teaching Eighth Grade: When the picture before you doesn’t match the old picture in your head
“Old” in my twenty-nine years isn’t much, I’ve gathered, yet when I think about the dreams I’ve had about my classroom environment versus the classroom I stand in today, you’d think it was a vastly different time, not a little over a decade apart. It is a vastly different time, I’ve learned. Vastly. Different. With […]