My Alaskan Education: Wood Stoves and Getting Stuck

Fall Semester at UAF 1995, Fairbanks, AK I still remember arriving at the airport. I wanted something totally opposite of your typical semester in Athens, Ga. so I applied for the National Student Exchange program, and 1-2-3….I had moved to Fairbanks, AK for the fall.  Although I had just experienced this crazy small airport in … More My Alaskan Education: Wood Stoves and Getting Stuck

Post Traumatic Winter Break Syndrome and the Contradiction

I get it. According to many people, educators have one of the best professions with regards to vacation time.  Further, now that I’m an administrator instead of a full-time teacher, I reduced my summer and gained more work days, but that also came with higher pay, and the same amount of vacation days during the … More Post Traumatic Winter Break Syndrome and the Contradiction