Old Teacher Learning New Tricks

Students and Classrooms have changed a lot in 24 years. Join me as I learn the new tricks of today’s classrooms.

Joanna . 7/22/25 Joanna . 7/22/25

What I Still Get Wrong After All These Years

Even after 25 years in the classroom, I still make mistakes—some small, some surprisingly persistent. Here’s what I keep getting wrong, and why I think that might be the point.

Joanna . 7/21/25 Joanna . 7/21/25

25 Years of Teaching and I Still Can’t Get the Copy Machine to Work

After 25 years in the classroom, I can manage just about everything—except the copy machine. Here’s a humorous look at one teacher's ongoing battle with technology, paper jams, and misplaced pride.