- teachers lounge
In a few moments of spare time, we relax in the teachers' lounge. - posters paragraph
Back wall of our classroom, featuring some posters I made on parts of a paragraph. - posters front of room
The front corner of class, with more posters. - nutrition break
Enter the students. This is actually from the midmorning break, ironically called "nutrition." But the only thing I've ever seen the kids eat is hot and spicy cheetos. - nutrition break 2
nutrition break 2 - ms momeny s lit group
ms. momeny's lit group - lunch line
The first thing that greets us when we exit our dorm at 6:30 every morning: a line of boxed lunches. I can never look a turkey sandwich in the face again. - hallway
The "hallway" at Markham. The campus is all open to the air. Teachers straggle in. - dorm room pan
Wide-angle shot of my bedroom, Candace's side mostly. But you can see my pretty computer. - diana jen and red lunch bags
Diana and Jen, two more for the Bay, modeling our ubiquitous red TFA lunch bags. - bus 7am
On the bus, 7 am, bound for Markham Middle School. - Yazmin and Michael
Yazmin and Michael - Willie
And now, our students. This is Willie. - Team building
Team-building! Whee! We get unnecessarily close with our CMA groups trying to make our way across the grass on posterboard lily-pads. - Team building 3
Another group - Team building 2
My view, from the back of the line. - Sand castle planned
Sand castle, planned - Sand castle finished
We decided our sand castle would incorporate several civilizations. A Norman castle keep, an Egyptian pyramid, a Sumerian and/or Mayan ziggurat, and the Great Wall of China. We are HUGE nerds. - Sand castle begins
Sand castle begins - Ms Williams lit group
Ms. Williams lit group - Ms Carter in action
Ms. Carter in action - Michael 2
Michael - Markham Middle School
Markham Middle School - Lorena
Lorena - Leslie the ocean
This weekend, Bryan comes! We go to the beach. - Leslie and Bryan cook
They miss the kitchen! With one set of camp silverware and one set of camp pans, Leslie and Bryan valiantly attempt a meal in Leslie's pittance of a kitchen. It turns out marvelously. Mom's spaghetti sauce--always the inaugural meal. - Le
Le, one of the members of my 12-person CMA group (don't even try keeping all the groups straight). She's eating lunch during one of our "synthesis sessions" that take place when teaching ends every day. - Hannah
Hannah, another bound for the Bay Area, sitting on my bed. Note the familiar sarong on the wall. That thing has 1001 uses. - Friday afternoon
Friday afternoon - Friday afternoon 3
Until the TFA staff has something else fairly ridiculous for us to do.