Ms. Angel

Let the world know, I'm excited :)

This upcoming school year is going to be a HUGE change for me, and I am beyond excited :D I will be moving from being a high school math teacher in a traditional high school to an elementary 5th grade teacher in a not-so-traditional setting: a NC VIF Global School. In essence, this platform for a school encompasses international and global education, helping children see how big the world REALLY is like outside of their own home towns. I will be spending the summer months getting ready for this :)

Tread lightly, my children, Be cautious. Be watchful, young children, Be nervous. For the road that you travel has seldom been known To grow smoother to walk as you stumble alone.

Speak softly, my children, Be quiet. Be muted, young children, Be silent. For the words that you say have seldom been known To bear passions of speakers long after they're gone.

Move swiftly, my children, Be quick. Be stealthy, young children Be slick. For the actions you take have seldom been known To bring fortune to those who proceed as a drone.

Use judgement, my children, Be able. Be steady, young children, Be stable. For the hopes that you keep have seldom been known To guide naive youths back to the safety of home.

I got my nails done yesterday. Really relaxing, actually. While staring at my fingers, I remembered a scene in The Illusionist where the chief of police asked about a good magic trick to learn. So the magician gave him a ball and told him to hold it up to his head, and then he put his hands out. Then, the magician would guess which hand it was in.

The trick is to have them hold the hand up because blood will rush from the hand, thus making it a paler color and easier to determine which hand the ball is in.

That won't work for those of us with a darker complexion.

If I traveled back in time to the era in which the Illusionist takes place, what would they think of my fake nails? And what would I have to do if they started to fall off and I couldn't get back to the future?

Well, here's the best part about math. I can do it anywhere, like chewing gum. While listening to music, watching a movie, "conversing" on the phone, eating dinner. To me, there is absolutely nothing difficult about planning whilst doing other things. Even writing lessons plans is simple because all I have to do is figure out how to apply what I'm doing to the math topic I'm teaching. Reasonable because it's easy to relate to.