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Friendship and CoVid19

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  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/friendship-end-tips_l_5c9a5841e4b0279a0fc8593e There has been one thought that stops me in my tracks these few days, and it is friendship. Having a best friend is really special, especially when you grow with the person and they have stuck by you through tough times in your life.  Lately, due to a new rule to follow during this CoVid19 Pandemic is "social distancing." It has made things in my life harder, and I know I am not the only one. We are all struggling one way or another to maintain connection even though we can call, text, and video chat just by a swipe of a finger. But there is a invisible boundary that forms when one realizes that they are growing apart from a close friend, and when that person is your best friend, your heart breaks a little every time you remember them. Days turn into months, and then half a year, and one looks at their phone on the last message that "was left on read" with no reply. I've asked myself
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Teachers are Students too

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In my four years of teaching one of the hardest concepts I have had to grasp is that to be a teacher, you need to be a student, open to learning new things and information. I thought education ended when my Bachelor's degree was placed in my hands and I smiled for my pictures. I did it. But, I was wrong. Education is the institution, but learning is a life-long building practice, and it must be exercised.  Last year in mid-November, I chose to take a chance and apply for a education program called the Teachers and Administrators Effectiveness Project, a program that is to help those that are teaching in GDOE schools advance their skills and effectiveness in teaching. I out of many applicants was chosen through a application process, and I feel so grateful because it gave me an opportunity to learn!     I was able to take classes that can bring me forward in my career, and I knew that if I was to go back into the classroom, I wanted to come back with fresh and purposeful strategies.
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