Stories, advice and wisdom from those who've left the classroom
I'm a writer, mother and former high school teacher. My work has appeared in Los Angeles Times, The Believer, Guernica, Hazlitt and Best American Travel Writing, among others.
I've been teaching high school science for 15 years and have some things to say about the job, how it's changed, how I do it, and what we might want to do before it's too late.
From the author of Homing Instincts and Ordinary Insanity, essays on mindful living and coping with anxiety.