Tag: education
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From Mom to Middle School Teacher, and Back Again
Reflecting on my journey to being a teacher and choosing public school.
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5 Simple Writing Tips for Beginners
Writing is so stressful for some people. Personally, I’ve been creative writing for fun since 4th grade and have never stopped. It is a little embarrassing at times to look back at my old work as I cringe at the lack of vocabulary and grammar knowledge–but let’s be honest here: everyone starts somewhere. Now that […]
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VIPKid: Teacher Tags
The Truth about Teacher Tags VIPKid does not assign any bad teacher tags. It used to be that we could not see our tags at all until submitting a ticket. Finally, after all this time, VIPKid has made it possible to see all the tags given to us by a Mock Class Mentor and the […]
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Thankful 30: Day 5
Day Five: I am thankful for VOTING 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 I took my daughter with me to hit the polls today. 10 important propositions we’re on the ballots for Texans to consider. I am so saddened that people often miss these elections because it isn’t presidential, therefore not important. Remember y’all: the president might sit in the […]
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VIPKid: The Orange Hoodie
Once most teachers realized the orange, official VIPKid hoodie was the reward for signing the 6th contract, they looked forward to reaching that goal of three years. Some even scoffed that they couldn’t just buy it. Others didn’t care because they don’t look good in orange. Personally, as I near the end of my second […]
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VIPKid: Updates and Accuracy
I noticed a long time ago that the “class count” of my classes included ALL classes, not just Major Course and Trial classes. Even still, the disclaimer under my 1500+ number said this count was for MCs and Trials and I thought surely they would update it is include Supplementary Classes. I was wrong—they did […]
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A Woman in the Christian World — Period Talk
My old basketball net is beside the storage room at my grandparent’s house. It was given to me by my great-grandpa for Christmas when I was 5 years old. I won’t ever forget that Christmas because I remembered looking around at my cousins who were opening their pile of presents and thinking, ”they all got […]
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VIPKID: What’s Different About Teaching Online?
Humble Pie Recently, I spoke with someone who told me their VIPKID experience has been humbling. Not because of the other “co-workers”, staff, or students but because going from the typical “Brick and Mortar” classroom to a window on a screen is a whole knew ballpark. During the interview process, your starting pay and level […]
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Making a Global Impact: My VIPKID Story
Just over a year ago I was faced with a tough situation. I was working two jobs and missing time with my baby girl who was just one-year old at the time. While I loved substituting at San Marcos Academy, I wasn’t getting the opportunity to really “teach”. I was mostly just supervising. At the […]
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VIPKid: 3 Things I Stopped Doing and 3 Great Habits to Continue in the Classroom
Hello reader! If you are a VIPKID teacher, I hope you find this article helpful. If you are thinking about becoming a VIPKID teacher, I hope this gives you some tips for your interview and application process! Please comment if you have any additional questions. 3 Things I Stopped Doing for Class After 525 classes, […]
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