Tag Archives: K-12 Education

The Time I Had The Perfect Comeback

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Andrea Nicole

Wednesday, I went to a teacher fair at the Tacoma Dome. It was a whirlwind. Six hours of nonstop walking in high heels, smiling, handshaking, résumé producing, making friends in line, repeated anecdote sharing, and interviewing of the formal and … Continue reading →

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How Do You Teach When

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Andrea Nicole

Today was my sixth day of sitting in on classes. Already I’m starting to lose track of the number of students’ personal stories I’ve heard that make me realize many students must be only showing their surface-level selves. And I don’t … Continue reading →

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Technology in the Classroom

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Andrea Nicole

Throughout my elementary-school experience, technology in the classroom meant overhead projectors, first-generation iMacs of various colors in my fourth-grade classroom, the odd typing class, and the utter ecstasy elicited upon walking into a classroom and seeing a TV on top of a mobile … Continue reading →

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Going Back

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Andrea Nicole

Put mildly, I have very strong opinions about my high school experiences. Most of them weren’t positive. (If you have a half-hour to kill, feel free to read more about this in detail here.) Simply returning to my alma mater to … Continue reading →

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With Great Fanfare and Rejoicing, She Returns

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Andrea Nicole

Hello, faithful followers! Well, as it seems to happen with this funny thing called time, it appears 16 months have passed since I last wrote. Oops. Apparently I tend to blog only when my life falls into a particular category, such … Continue reading →

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Blog Challenge – Day 22: My Academics

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Andrea Nicole

This is a rather ambiguous subject but I’m going to interpret it as “My Academic Experience.” If you want to hear about my high-school experience, and/or my opinions on the American education system, I’ve already done so here. Generally speaking, … Continue reading →

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“But Look at These Test Scores!”: Where School Administrators Lose the Plot

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Andrea Nicole

I was one of the many people who felt extremely disturbed when I read The Washington Post’s article on Harley Avenue Primary School in New York. The school sent this letter to parents last week: April 25, 2014 Dear Kindergarten Parents and Guardians, … Continue reading →

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