Help! What Should I Have on My Summer Bucket List?
What are some things I can do to help me unwind or recharge?
Christina Torres Cawdery
Christina Torres Cawdery is a teacher, writer, runner, and mom living in Honolulu, HI. She is a high school English teacher at Punahou School, and a PhD English Student at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Find more of her work at www.christinatorres.org
Help! I’m Being Pressured To Not Take My Full Maternity Leave
My principal said the worst time to be absent is the first few months of school.
Help! My Principal Went Back On His Promise To Move Me Next Year
I feel like he’s exploiting my kindness and willingness to help out.
Help! What Can I Do To Fully Disconnect This Summer?
I need to stick to my “no school allowed” boundary this year.
Help! What Does Self-Care Even Look Like at This Point in the Year?
What can I do to combat stress that isn’t going to exhaust me further?
Help! Can My Principal Really Mandate 4 Weeks of Summer PD?
I don’t want to spend half my summer in professional development training!
Help! I Need Tangible Advice To Make It to the End of the School Year
Not heady things like “remember your ‘why’” or “look for the positives,” but action items.
Help! I Got in Trouble for My Spring Break “Out of Office” Email
Should I have pretended I prefer to stay at school over break?
Help! How Do I Balance Being Firm Yet Kind With Students?
My principal says to strike a balance, but how?
Help! My Student Teacher Is Dating My Coworker
What on earth do I do with this information?
Help! My Coworker Acts Like She’s One of the Students
I can't decide if this is normal or highly inappropriate.
Help! My Principal Keeps Scheduling Observations at the Worst Times
Is my admin trolling me?
Help! How Is It Humanly Possible To Teach While Pregnant?
How will I get through the next 33 weeks?!
Help! My Principal Expects Women To Volunteer for Everything
I can’t help but notice that the male teachers never have to go “above and beyond.”
Help! I’m Too Exhausted To Do Anything on the Weekend
Does teacher exhaustion ever get better?
How Schools Can Support Teachers Who Experience Pregnancy Loss
How to provide—or request—crucial support.
