Posts by Joyce McCullough

“Did you grade my essay yet, Ms. McCullough?” “When will the state send us our test results? Will we know our grades before school’s out?” “How many more days until our next break?” “When are we gonna finish this Shakespeare…

August always reminds me of the stresses that accompany a new school year. Yes, the month has thirty-one days, but as a teacher I felt the month would never end. There were no holidays, no chances for snow days, no…