Later in my teaching career, I began a small list of posts on my old blog called “Why I Teach” that highlighted some of the kairos moments in the classroom. Just like my favorite parenting essay talks of the chronos and kairos of parenting, the same concept can be easily transferred to teaching. Folks often … Continue reading
The summer is winding down and a new semester is upon me. What I should be doing is prepping for my courses that I’m teaching in the fall. What I am doing is reading like a mad woman, reading like a person whose time is running out, reading like someone is standing next to me … Continue reading
The first day of school jitters…I remember them well from being a kid. I would agonize over what outfit to wear, which school supplies to bring, and how I would get to school. I would be sleepless the night before over the excitement and anxiety of seeing people on that first day that I had … Continue reading
I am in North Carolina with my family, visiting my Christian fundamentalist mom and stepdad and relatives, and reconnecting with old friends. It has been lovely to break from my desk in many ways, but I miss my writing. Between the visits and entertaining the kids and the evenings of Olympic marathon-ing (as in we … Continue reading
