My district sent me on an all expense paid trip to San Francisco this February to attend a workshop on teaching hands-on algebra (being the Elementary Math and Science Specialist sure has its perks). I'm not really sure why they sent me on this trip, but I speculate that it had something to do with the contract that was handed to me minutes after getting back to the island. Come to find out, I am now the first Science teacher to return after one year (it's not that bad, really)! Did the trip/bait work? Of course it did!
Somehow my principal knew I was burning out, like one of those campfires that smolders for days on end but never dies. He approached me one afternoon, handed me a brochure and said, "You need to get out of here." Algebra, huh? Well, not exactly something I teach but might as well add it to my repertoire of teaching qualifications, right? I didn't really have to talk myself into it.
Right before I left I was turne
d on to this thing called Facebook (now I'm banned from it). But anyway, I was ab
le to connect with some long lost friends... one being my friend from Colombia, Leslie, who happened to be living right outside of San Francisco! Of course we met up in the city and had a fabulous time catching up, reminiscing on our childhood days, laughing a lot. It was the highlight of my trip. Oh, and I also had a lot of fun playing algebra (really, I'm not kidding) and hope to someday apply the wisdom that I gained from this little workshop.
d on to this thing called Facebook (now I'm banned from it). But anyway, I was ab
le to connect with some long lost friends... one being my friend from Colombia, Leslie, who happened to be living right outside of San Francisco! Of course we met up in the city and had a fabulous time catching up, reminiscing on our childhood days, laughing a lot. It was the highlight of my trip. Oh, and I also had a lot of fun playing algebra (really, I'm not kidding) and hope to someday apply the wisdom that I gained from this little workshop. 
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