Lessons with Miss H
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One setta pothole out here
The last few months were some of the hardest in a long time for me. It was one of those 1/10, do not recommend experiences. It wasn’t all bad, don’t get me wrong. However, yuh know when you driving down the road (in Trinidad) and in trying to avoid one pothole, you go down in… Continue reading
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One cup of sugar, please
I cannot tell you what to do or how to live your life but I’d tell you what I know. That’s how I give advice to my students (and everyone else) about everything and anything. It’s safe nah- I remove all blame from myself cuz nobody could say, “Miss say so.” Nah. I mean, I… Continue reading
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Hot gyal nah fight over man, no
I gave two of my classes an activity this week. It was a fillable form with prompts to write about themselves. For example, I am someone who everyone seems to ________, I am someone who nobody seems to __________, I am someone who always _________, I am someone who will never __________. Of course, there… Continue reading
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Stuck in Traffic- feels like a decade
Flashback to 10 years ago: I stand. I cross the stage. My grandparents are somewhere in the stands. My mom and sister are probably watching the livestream on YouTube. I am here because of them. There are so many things I want to do to repay them. I need to make them proud. Flashback to… Continue reading
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We live. We learn. We unlearn.
The other day, I found my old index cards with Math notes from high school and UWI. I was going through them and I remembered the high school stuff because I still teach the same topics. The UWI notes on the other hand- gibberish, pure gibberish. I think somewhere from the time I left one… Continue reading
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Encouragement 101 with Miss H
Dedication I was fresh out of UWI with no job experience and definitely no formal teaching experience. But that didn’t stop my former principal from taking a chance on me and giving me and opportunity when all doors around me remained tightly locked. There’s a man who considered me a granddaughter by way of the… Continue reading
The Girl with Yellow Shoes 