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Seriously beyond happy right now! Just got my results back today, 4 business days later, and I passed with a score of 272. I needed to get a 240 to pass. I’m super happy right now. How did I do it(besides preying really hard)? I took my time. I took the test like I had all … Continue reading I Passed My PPR Exam!

So, it was by far the most unique test I have ever taken. It took me 3 hours to take(only have had to do that once in my life), I took a 10 minute break(you’re allowed one), and I was checked so many times to see if I was cheating. I got fingerprinted a dozen … Continue reading Just Took The PPR Exam

First off, let me tell you how many friends and family are so “jelly” right now(my kids have me talking like them). I get the occasional; “So what are you doing with your life, now that you have off for 2 and a half months?”, I hear the envy in their voices. My best friend … Continue reading Do Teachers Get Paid In The Summer?

Today was a good day! Honestly getting through my first year as a teacher in Texas was rough! No lie! I was worried throughout the year that I wasn’t going to get everything done needed for Texas Teachers(50 hours of professional development, internship projects, principal recommendation, etc.). During the school year I had to focus … Continue reading I Finally Finished My Professional Development!

Please heed my advice, not all Texas schools are the same. Some schools will be very well resourced and others will wear out their teachers to the bone. My first school was not well resourced. I should have researched my school before I took the job, I probably would have been a lot more cautious. … Continue reading How Do I Know If The School I Applied To Is a Good School?

First off,I’m going to be real with you, teaching is hard! Coming in everyday facing multiple personalities, overcoming other difficulties that arise, the office politics, etc. The list goes on. But through all of it, there are some great rewards. Some of the rewards of teaching: You have control over your work environment, for the … Continue reading Rewards Of Teaching

I was at my job at a major Cellphone Carrier. It was a sales job and boy did they demand sales. It got to the point where and elderly lady came in crying because a company we outsourced to(in India), ripped her off. She was on a fixed income and only paid $20 a month … Continue reading Why I Got Into Teaching

The short answer is: Yes. But I’ll go on to explain why. When I was first interested in pursuing a career in something more meaningful than making profits, I had to do some self aware exercises. And it came to me when I took a personality test, that based on my personality, teaching was something … Continue reading Can I Trust Texas Teachers?