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Amanda R DeWitt

30-something teacher trying to figure it all out

first year teacher

June 2020: My First Year of Teaching

July 6, 2020

My first year of teaching was nuts. I don't know what more to say or if I can process all the details without getting either deeply sad or being insanely boring. I'm going to try to give the cliffs notes. I work at a Title building, meaning lower income families, meaning families who are struggling a little more than others, meaning stressed kids, meaning more "behaviors." ...

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I Graduated!! And got a Job!! 2019

August 3, 2019

graduated from UNO in elementary education

Hello all, It's been awhile since the last post where I was wrapping up student teaching. During that time, I was frantically applying to jobs in the Papillion La Vista Community Schools (PLCS) district. I finished up my student teaching, still no job. (Also--I freaking miss those kids!! It's so hard leaving a school never knowing if you'll see the kiddos ...

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