After getting off to what I thought was a good start, for someone who is not good at writing, I hit a major wall.
Life happened, Covid was in full control of the school system. Everything was shut down and we were teac ing online. How do you motivate students to engage in learning math, especially high school math, on the computer? I have to admit that I was struggling. The phrase often heard at this t ime was, “Grace before grades”.
In person teaching started back up in August 2020. I had some students who continued online, some were in person, some were going back and forth between online and in person…..OMG!!!!! Stop the madness, how is a teacher supposed to get students to master a subject when they are in and out of class?
I got caught up in the reality of everyday life. Getting to school at 6AM to record and post my lesson online. Being ready for tutorials at 7:25 AM. Teaching Algebra 1, Geometry, Math Models, and proctoring a College Algebra Class during the day. Working until 5PM, then going home to grade papers until 9PM. Such is the life of a teacher.
I loved my students, I really did. But enough is enough and I decided to retire effective May 2021.
When did I ever have time to work?????? It seems I am more busy in retirement than I was when I was working. I will save that for another time.
I am looking forward to being back, and I hope you will enjoy what thoughts I have to offer on this website.