Teaching: A Most Unusual Rollercoaster
Teaching was never a smooth ride. Some days climbed with promise, others dropped without warning, and the turns came faster than I could prepare for. Lookin g back now, it wasn’t the chaos that defined the journey—it was how much I carried away from it. And what I recognized about teaching has turned out to be true for all of life. A school year is a strange kind of rollercoaster. You strap in, ready or not, and before you know it the chain is pulling you up that first hill. The ride starts slow—syllabus days, names to learn, new shoes … Read more