The fourth quarter end on May 31 and we swung right into finals, with makeups this past Tuesday. On Friday, we locked the grades and the academic year was over. So, what sort of year was it? Tiring and all-consuming it felt. My three sophomore classes, largely comprised of students I taught as freshmen, disappointed […]
Oddly, Teacher Appreciation Day and Teacher Appreciation Week fell a week apart on the calendar this year. The benefit was that we were well-fed repeatedly throughout, so that’s a plus. While the administration and Parent Guild showered us with treats and goodies, students were pointedly reminded to show their affection as well, targeting Thursday as […]
I have been hearing about KAIROS since the year I regularly subbed at St. Vincent Pallotti High School. Three times a year, one-third of the juniors are whisked away to a retreat center, and when each gaggle returns, I hear how transformative it was for them. Finally, late last school year, I asked our Director […]
Time is flying.Our second quarter began October 25 and I have been meaning to reflect back on it ever since but here we are a week later and I’m finally getting to it.Given religious and national holidays, the first quarter felt long. The prolonged summer heat didn’t help, keeping kids longing to be back outdoors. […]