Author: awrightteacher

So I've been attempting to get a wordpress site up and running with the design in my head - Dr. Wright's Corner is ONLY place to see the anecdotal, conversational side of me. Articles is where I post my research based content - where you can click the title and a brief description if you … Continue reading When Frustration Gets to be Too Much

It's safe to say that this year has been a year like no other. Students and teachers alike have had to adapt to the "new normal" such as face masks, partitions, "zoomies," and cleaning, cleaning, cleaning all day every day. Last year when I left for Spring Break, we were told to bring home our … Continue reading My Predictions About Student Results During COVID

I had known since my first day in Kindergarten that I was going to be a teacher. I had no idea until I got to High School what I would teach. I have friends who teach Elementary Students - some even teach Kindergarten! And I say - there's a special place in Heaven for all … Continue reading The Pursuit of Knowledge

As an administrator, I do still see some teachers who have the same mentality as the veteran teachers on my first team. Thankfully, it's not as prevalent. And I have noticed that it is more veteran teachers than new teachers. Sometimes I will work closely with a group of teachers and begin to see the … Continue reading And Now…

This is a quick overview of the first (of many) lessons that I learned when I first began my career almost 20 years ago. May, 2003, I was so happy to finally be graduating! I had wanted to be a teacher as long as I could remember - yes, I was one of those crazy … Continue reading Then …