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Welcome to Carried Away, my goal is to write 180 blogs, one for each day of the school year. I hope each post is an encouragement to teachers everywhere as they navigate a very difficult school year. Teaching during a global pandemic is for heroes. The world needs more heroes.

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Day #96- S"NO"W Day

Dear Inclement Weather Teacher, In Florida, we use the term “inclement weather,” to cover a host of unpredictable weather conditions. We...

Day #95- Wishing Well

Dear Teacher with a Wish, I wish you could see the harvest of the seeds you’ve sewn. I wish you could understand how much you're adored....

Day #94- Glue for You

Dear Teacher with Gorilla Glue, In case you haven’t heard the story plastered on every news outlet in America, Tessica Brown, is the...

Day #93- Keep Writing

Dear Teacher Who Overcommitted, There once was a teacher who decided to start a blog. "It would be neat to provide a word of...

Day #92- The Punies

Dear Teacher of the Punies, No, Kobe Bryant’s death on January 26, 2020, didn’t usher in COVID, but his death was the hallmark of many...

Day #91-Lackluster Monday

Dear Monday Teacher, I read a quote today that said, “When life gives you a Monday, dip it in glitter and sparkle all day.” I had to...

Day #90- Spent, Done, Sad

Dear Sad Teacher, It’s okay to be sad. It’s been a rough week. This dreary weather isn’t helping matters. You thought by now things would...

Day #89- Undercover Angel

Dear Teacher Turned Counselor, This week is guidance counselor appreciation week. Truthfully, it should be renamed Unsung Heroes’ Week....

Day #88- The Iron

Dear Lacking Teacher, I know this game well. I've played it a thousand times. I shuffle the cards, deal a new hand. Every card is a lie,...

Day#87- Groundhog Day

Dear Winter Teacher, That dang groundhog saw his shadow. I do not like this. If there's one thing we don't need six more weeks of it's...

Day #86- The Main Thing

Dear Teacher with a DM, I first heard the term, "DM" (not to be confused with a direct message) from my sister who was sitting in an IEP...

Day #85- The Real You

Dear Weekend Teacher, She's the real you. We know it. You don't have to explain. We get it. She's the one you would be if you had the...

Day #84- What's Your Chapter?

Dear Teacher with a Favorite Teacher, This week is Celebrate Literacy Week. The theme is Humanity Tells a Story: What's Your Chapter?...

Day #83- Master Teacher

Dear Master Teacher, Last year I wrote a letter to my colleagues. It was written on the eve of the first day back after the pandemic. I...

Day #82- New Guy in Town

Dear Teacher with the New Kid, "On the toughest days I hope I remember what a darn big blessing in life it is to get to witness humanity...

Day #81-Audit

Dear FTE Week Teacher, FTE week is always a blast for teachers. Bubbling in those little grids for all the students who are deemed...

Day #80- Everyday Millionaire

Dear Millionaire Teacher, Millionaire teacher sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? Teachers are broke. Everybody knows it. Growing up, I...

Day #79- Perfectly Imperfect

Dear Perfect Teacher, I'm not her. You may not be either, but I bet we both know her. In fact, I bet we've both tried to be her at times....

Day #78- Inauguration Day

Dear Teacher with a New Leader, This year has been filled with many changes in district leadership- a new superintendent, new...

Day #77-The Scars

Dear Teacher Missing a Colleague, Teachers aren't supposed to die. They aren't supposed to leave earth prematurely. It's unnatural. Their...

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