The World According to Leslie

"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" Robert Schuller Wow!  Just wow! I have a list, a mile long, of things I want to do. Things I want to try. Things I'm afraid to try. What if I knew I couldn't fail, what would I do? First, I would audition for The Voice.  I love that show. I love singing. If I knew I couldn't fail, sign me up!!  Second, I'd get my dream job. I have a lot of dreams, but my dream teaching job has always been at my alma mater! I'd love to be able to walk into the doors of my old high school every day and teach the kids that come from the same place (background, neighborhoods) as me. I'd be able to relate to kids that understand the history of the school and who understand where you are coming from more than teaching kids that are totally different (socio-economically, location, background) than yourself. It wouldn't be easy, because today's kids are totally different than the kids when I wa...

I am a lot of things....as we all know. I always have plenty that I can be doing, but sometimes I don't get it all done. One of my favorite things to do is teach. I feel that I am called to teach. I have taught Sunday School. I teach Children's Church. I have taught high school English. Actually, last year, I covered a maternity leave for a teacher in a 7th grade ELA class. Since my licensure is in English 9-12, I can teach middle school or high school (without having to take any extra classes/tests!!)!!! Now that I'm not teaching full time, and I'm a substitute, it leaves me with time on my hands. Over the years, even when I was a full time student and full time teacher (with very little "extra" time on my hands), I have been a tutor. The best part about being a tutor is I get to set my schedule. I get to work when it's convenient to my family and me. I get to be where the Princess needs me to be, but then I get to work with students who nee...