Schooled by Stephanie Jankowski Actual footage of me when I saw the cover of my book, Schooled: A Love Letter to the Exhausting, Infuriating, Occasionally Excruciating Yet Somehow Completely Wonderful Profession of Teaching: via GIPHY I am so very grateful for this whole experience--I WROTE ... » Learn More about Schooled by Stephanie Jankowski
Teaching Stuff
I'm a WAHM mother of three and a teacher of many. Doing my job (and career) all in the same space at the same time means many cups of coffee and a messy home, but I really do have the best of both worlds.
Book Update!
*crawls out from underneath rock* Oh, hey! It's been a minute since I've shared anything on here, eh? Let's catch up real quick before moving into the book stuff: My last blog post was from April. Know what happens after April? May. You know how May goes... June consisted of either me or my ... » Learn More about Book Update!
I’M WRITING A BOOK AND YES I’M YELLING!
A little over a month ago, I received an email from an editor at Page Street Publishing Co.. She asked if I was already working with an agent (bahahahahaha!) and if not, would I be interested in talking with her company about writing a book. I laughed and hovered over the DELETE button because SPAM, ... » Learn More about I’M WRITING A BOOK AND YES I’M YELLING!
Reasons My Students Aren’t Doing Their Work
I gotta say, students have really upped their excuse game. They come up with some amazing reasons for why they aren't able to do their work, and especially in the virtual world, they're able to blame technology for basically everything: couldn't connect to my class couldn't log in the link to ... » Learn More about Reasons My Students Aren’t Doing Their Work
What We Say vs. What We Think: Teacher Edition
When my oldest finished his first year of preschool, he brought home a nugget of wisdom I've used time and time again. The phrase, "Zip it, lock it, put it in your pocket" is a kid-friendly way to say SHUT YER FACE HOLE. Really, it's the gift that keeps on giving. As educators, pillars of the ... » Learn More about What We Say vs. What We Think: Teacher Edition