Natalie and Christine are parents who teach and teachers who parent. They talk about situations where they have had to put away their teacher hat when...

Natalie reads a post from a first year teacher and some of the comments it received. Christine and Natalie discuss their own first year experiences an...

Christine and Natalie discuss their experiences with both planned and unplanned absences and the struggles of being away from the classroom. What do g...

Christine and Natalie talk about both the good and the (ahem) not-so-good in dealings with school administrators. We ponder how we, as teachers, can a...

It is not all naps, massages, and pedicures! Christine and Natalie talk about their own specific ways of practicing self care and discuss the obstacle...

Vulnerable Decision Points are instances where a decision is to be made, but the circumstances are not ideal for making the best decision. Confused? W...

We talk a lot about "teacher burnout," but Christine proposes this terminology "blames the victim" and what is really happening to teachers is somethi...

End of the school year means end-of-the-year Standardized Testing. Christine and Natalie ponder the implications of parents "opting out" of these test...

As the school year winds down, Natalie and Christine talk about the difficulties of holding the line with students when exhaustion and stress set in. ...

Teaching comes will many challenges and it can become easy to dwell on the parts of the job that bring us down. To bring focus back, Natalie and Chris...