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My “Jonah Story”: I Didn’t Want To Be A Teacher

Have you ever been told to do something, but chose not do to it? I think we all have at some point in our lives. This was me from the time I graduated high school until the time that I needed to get a job after graduating with my master’s in math – and it’s …

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10 Professional Things I Can’t Live Without In Year 10

This school year (2023-2024) is my 10th year teaching, and I thought that I would reflect on what was necessary to help me be the best teacher possible. So, I came up with 10 things that I can’t live without. God God is my rock and my guide. If He wasn’t number 1, then all …

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The Easiest Hack To Being A Missionary In Education

Backstory Growing up, I attended a discipleship class on Wednesday nights called “Girls in Action” or GA’s. As a part of GA’s, each class member was invited to go to a camp, where learning more about God was at the forefront.  While attending, I learned the “Fruits of the Spirit” song, and it has stuck …

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Teacher’s How-to Guide on Successful & Healthy Communication with Parents

With this being my 10th year in education, I’ve had multiple conversations with parents – some good and some bad. My goal is to have more positive healthy communication with parents. I want to make sure the parents/guardians know I am in both the students’ and parents’ “corner”. I feel like I have reached my …

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Reclaim Teaching With These Encouraging & Powerful Bible Verses

As July is coming to a close, it is time for me to start thinking about going back to school. This is the time of year I reflect on how I want this year to go and what I want to accomplish. For my 10th year, I want to keep a few Bible verses in …

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Top 4 Best Websites for Profitable Math & Coding Competitions

Do you and your students know that there are math and coding competitions out there and some even come with monetary winnings??? Well, now you do! Ha! Fantastic List of Math & Coding Competitions The following are fantastic resources/websites that have pretty amazing competition lists.  As I was researching high school math competitions, I came …

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Teachers – How To Work With A Difficult Student

As teachers, we inevitably have “that” student that causes trouble in our classes. I call them a “difficult student”. Here are some strategies that I have used to help with behavior management. Make a relationship with them The #1 best thing that you can do to help your classroom management is to make relationships with …

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The Best Classroom Supplies List For Math & CS In 2025

Even though I am a few years in, I normally know what I need to start the school year with. However, sometimes it helps to have a classroom supplies list that I can always access just in case I forget. Unusual Classroom Supplies Since I teach all levels of math and computer science, my classroom …

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15 Legitimately Easy & Uplifting Self-Care Ideas For Teachers

I am 9 years into teaching and I have to say that it is one of the hardest but most rewarding jobs out there. If it wasn’t for setting boundaries and finding ways to take care of myself, I am not so sure I would have made it this long. So, for any of you …

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Why Do Students Hate Math? Help Them Love It Again!

I am forever hearing, “I hate math!”, “Math is stupid.”, and “I’m never going to use this in the real-world.” and I went on a mission to find why students hate math so much. This is what I found. It’s Difficult Math is difficult, especially if you are not mathematically minded. Understanding this is key …