Things I never knew . . .

Installment #20

Five things I never knew . . . until I became a teacher:

spelling is inconsequential to understanding someone’s written work
grammar and syntax is inconsequential to understanding someone’s written work
print and handwriting vary–tremendously
writing is an art . . . an abstract modern art to be exact
my ability to decipher writing has no limits

Things I never knew . . .

Installment #19:

Five things I never knew . . . until I became a teacher:

anything chewed is suspect . . .
anything wet is suspect . . .
anything sticky is suspect . . .
anything smelly is suspect . . .
anything chewed, wet, sticky, and smelly is a possible code red 😟

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Things I never knew . . .

Installment #18:

Five things I never knew . . . until I became a teacher:

how much planning is involved in a single lesson
how much planning is involved in a single online lesson
how much energy is needed for a single day of teaching
how much energy is needed for a single day of online teaching
the magnitude of difference between in-person and online teaching

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Things I never knew . . .

Installment #17:

Five things I never knew . . . until I became a teacher:

how to use a document camera
how to use a SmartBoard
how to use any online educational platform–for teaching
how to use an iPad–for teaching
how much I would eventually lean on all my technology learning to do everything

Things I never knew . . .

Installment #16:

Five things I never knew . . . until I became a teacher:

that teachers actually worked over the summer
that teachers working over the summer are not just working summer school
how much work *I NEED* to do over the summer
that back-to-school catalogs come out entirely too early
how short summer actually is