by Meg | Jan 12, 2012 | Craig Marie Smith, goals, joy in the journey, New Year's, teacher, writing
when my favorite teacher i ever had,asked me to write my mission statement in my senior year of high school,one of the questions we had to answer to end the paper was”are you about the journey or the destination?”i thought long and hard about it. i...
by Meg | Jan 23, 2009 | AZ, DC, teacher, work
needless to say, it’s not going so well.i went to get certified to substitute in AZ. $60 for the certificate alone, another $70 for more fingerprinting/background checks…(and no, DC’s aren’t good enough.)oh- and it would take 4-6 weeks to get...
by Meg | Dec 19, 2008 | black people, dancing, DC, Duke Ellington, humor, kids, teacher
i got an email from one of my students that just said,”hi ms. moffat, we miss you at duke.”(when she replied, she let me know that the boys did their”ms. moffat” dance for everyone at the christmas party… awesome.)a friend of mine who...
by Meg | Dec 6, 2008 | DC, Duke Ellington, school, show, teacher
so, i helped to direct these crazy faces in a project called TextAlive.they are one school of 15 that got a scene from a Shakespeare play and they come up with their own concept and then {today} they put em all together—mostly for parents and show-off purposes…...
by Meg | Oct 17, 2008 | friends, graduation, school, teacher, writing
one larger-than-life project due tomorrow+one huge apartment full of 6 teachers+planning for 4 classes a week+just plain being ADD…equalsour other “married” student teacher (doesn’t live here)showed up to “work” with usand asked how...
by Meg | Sep 25, 2008 | DC, Duke Ellington, school, teacher
reader: i am so fascinated by your life right now. oh please please explicate on what it is that you do in your fancy, souped up life on the east coast.me: oh alright. calm down.so, i have been here in DC for a few weeks now with the intention of teaching at this...
