Category: Teaching Tips

This time of the year can be stressful; meetings, district mandates, testing, schedules, finals, grades, emails, more meetings and the other 200+ things that happen in the springtime. Let’s throw in 2020-2021; COVID-19, hybrid learning, remote teaching, quarantines, and overall uncertainty. Whether you are a first-year teacher or a seasoned veteran, this time of year can be tough both mentally and physically. It’s all too easy to find yourself stressed out and in a rut as the year winds down.

July 1, 2021 was the official day of my retirement. After spending 31 years teaching in the Port Washington School District, my role as an