Yes, I haven’t written since the first month of school. My delay in posting can be explained in a variety of ways but mostly I’ve realized that many people have much to say about education, yet they don’t do anything. I spent my year doing. Quite frankly, as a first year teacher, it’s all I had time for.

I wish I could have better chronicled my experiences, but I felt a strange maternal desire to keep them private. I’m not sure who I felt I was protecting, but my children are real to me and the blog felt distant and disconnected.

In response to comments about my status: Yes, I’m tired, but yes, I’m still here. In fact, I have not missed a single day of work. And I plan on returning next year.

In response to the comments on sharing a campus with the charter school: Read the rest of this entry »