Recently I’ve developed a kind of fascination with cotton. It’s so pretty in the fields, where endless rows of fluffy cotton make it seem like winter came early and snowed all over the place. It’s also just very culturally and historically significant; cotton plantations made the Old South what it was and are (at least…

WOW it’s been awhile. For those of you following along at home, I’m sorry I’ve been so terrible about keeping you updated (or if I’ve failed to respond to texts/emails/carrier pigeons). For those of you just joining us, I’m not really sure why I’m writing this paragraph like this is a radio show. I still…

Before we had ever met them, my collab decided to name our students “Straight-A Scholars” because we expected them to “Act Appropriately” and “Achieve Academically.” Little did we know that in the Mississippi Delta, the “str-” sound is pronounced “skr-.” Our “Straight-A Scholars” refer to themselves as “Skraight-A Scholars.” I think this is adorable, but…

Today my roommate and I spent the afternoon working on lesson plans and listening to show tunes (less weird than it sounds, I promise). Over the course of the 195 song playlist (!), I came across yet another song that perfectly expresses my feelings about teaching. More specifically, this song addresses my feelings about standing…

Waking up at 5am has never been easy for me. Even back when I was a swimmer, forcing myself to climb out of bed in the way-too-early morning was challenging. After living on “college time” for the last four years, when I was more likely to be going to sleep at 5am than waking up…

I had a Skype interview with a school in Arkansas today! The good news: I thought it went pretty well, I smiled a lot and was myself, and I think I explained my answers thoroughly. The bad news: I found out about the interview an hour before it happened, after pulling an all-nighter to finish…

So I have been reading and enjoying these blogs for about two months now, and I think it’s only fair that I write one post so that I can introduce myself to anyone I’ve left a comment.  I don’t think I will start regularly writing anything until I start Institute in June, but the blank…