One woman dynamo I am a second year secondary social studies teacher in an urban public school district.Tumblr (3.0; @diaryofafyt)http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/Isn&#8217;t it disappointing, shocking even, that the majority of my 10th graders were floored to...http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/51149696530http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/51149696530Thu, 23 May 2013 08:43:36 -0600educationburn outanxietyplagiarism kind ofjenniferisabelIt&#8217;s 12:30 am and I&#8217;m just now finishing the work I have to do to prepare for classes...http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/51054608126http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/51054608126Wed, 22 May 2013 00:31:03 -0600jenniferisabeledX - FREE UNIVERSITY COURSES: EdX is a not-for-profit enterprise of its founding partners Harvard...http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50921400788http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50921400788Mon, 20 May 2013 12:25:00 -0600educationedXjenniferisabelIn less than 24 hours my Donors Choose project is halfway funded!http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50661485501http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50661485501Fri, 17 May 2013 11:18:45 -0600jenniferisabel11 days of school left 11 days of school left 11 days of school left 11 days of school left 11 days...http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50650069132http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50650069132Fri, 17 May 2013 07:18:51 -0600my new mantracontact days13 days for teachersjenniferisabelTwo people have donated to my Donors Choose project so far. If you donate and use the code INSPIRE...http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50649112256http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50649112256Fri, 17 May 2013 06:54:00 -0600donors chooseeducationgenerosityappreciationjenniferisabelCollaborative Classroom - We Need Tables! DONORS CHOOSE: Our classroom is TINY! We have huge, broken...http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50576295358http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50576295358Thu, 16 May 2013 07:55:01 -0600educationdonors choosehelp pleasenew tablesjenniferisabel“I like your hair. You should give it to me…” - 6th grade studenthttp://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50444221990http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50444221990Tue, 14 May 2013 15:15:03 -0600educationcreepymy students are weird little peoplejenniferisabel“I don’t know how to use commas! I went to Montessori school.” - 12th grade...http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50431347378http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50431347378Tue, 14 May 2013 11:58:50 -0600not an excusejenniferisabelI had a lovely summer planned, relaxing and productive. But now, now I have FOUR WEEKS of mandatory...http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50346212270http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50346212270Mon, 13 May 2013 09:44:55 -0600whinyjust found outwhat if i had other plans?!jenniferisabel<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/efabcd4c63d61cd4540683fcf5d0efa6/tumblr_mmf0knBPhm1rnvzfwo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/04db6beceffdc19b5196c5df30ede7e3/tumblr_mmf0knBPhm1rnvzfwo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/452c8f1024dc6d2952ea3cd3f7e1a25b/tumblr_mmf0knBPhm1rnvzfwo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/19098863e2d627c0867b21d26521649f/tumblr_mmf0knBPhm1rnvzfwo4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fcc9232a1f1d3d1924c9a7eb3220b41a/tumblr_mmf0knBPhm1rnvzfwo5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/44c1d47e692a8cbcee2305e06d211879/tumblr_mmf0knBPhm1rnvzfwo6_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://amandaonwriting.tumblr.com/post/50056887107" target="_blank">amandaonwriting</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Concise Sentences Guide</p> </blockquote>http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50063001044http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/50063001044Thu, 09 May 2013 20:56:13 -0600jenniferisabelhttp://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49941363513http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49941363513Wed, 08 May 2013 10:51:26 -0600jenniferisabel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b63797e060be65469dfd1f1da4bbfd3f/tumblr_mmg3daGjXl1qff4nbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://edrethink.tumblr.com/post/49875519666/what-i-really-want-for-teacher-appreciation-week" target="_blank">edrethink</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>What I really want for Teacher Appreciation Week. </p> </blockquote>http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49889234092http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49889234092Tue, 07 May 2013 17:24:05 -0600jenniferisabelI walked into Target today to buy things I legitimately needed and search for things I did not....http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49748616408http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49748616408Sun, 05 May 2013 21:38:00 -0600educationteachinglovejenniferisabelSeveral 6th graders to know more about my husband during lunch today... Student 1: Mrs. B, do you...http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49451485095http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49451485095Thu, 02 May 2013 13:02:07 -0600The more you knowstudentsmiddle school girlseducationjenniferisabel“Spring is the puberty of nature. You never know what you’re going to get.” - 6th...http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49366060263http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49366060263Wed, 01 May 2013 10:27:32 -0600educationspringmay day33 degreessnowjenniferisabelColorado couples celebrate midnight civil-unions ceremony: Hundreds of Colorado gay and lesbian...http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49357724019http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49357724019Wed, 01 May 2013 07:38:00 -0600educationcoloradocivil unionscivil rightsjenniferisabelMe: Who can tell me what a "floppy disk" is? 6th Grader: It's like an old-timey flash drive.http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49292162707http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49292162707Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:22:00 -0600floppy diskThings My Students Sayeducationjenniferisabelschool days left&#8230;http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49231024912http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49231024912Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:46:12 -0600jenniferisabelradicalcartography: Radical Cartography, brought to you by Bill Rankin Fascinating mapshttp://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49181010457http://diaryofafyt.tumblr.com/post/49181010457Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:10:50 -0600educationgeographyradical cartographybill rankinjenniferisabel