Published in Time To Write The Next Article·PinnedMember-onlyYou Don’t Need a Degree to Make More Money Than a TeacherThe Teacher Shortage is Everywhere — I found an article about an Ohio teacher who traded in his teaching job for a job as a Walmart manager. According to Insider, “An Ohio man quit his job as a teacher after six years to work at Walmart because it pays $12,000 more per year.” Early in my…Teaching4 min read
Published in Time To Write The Next Article·PinnedMember-onlyCall For Submissions-Time To Write The Next ArticleUpdated Guidelines — I started the Medium Partner Program on December 29, 2021; for the next six months, I have been writing 5–7 articles per week. I started a Medium publication, “Time To Write The Next Article,” in March 2022. Thank you for the 24 followers currently following my publication. …Medium Publications2 min read
Published in Time To Write The Next Article·PinnedMember-onlyHere Is a Chrome Extension to Help With Your Medium StatsThe Enhanced Stats May Help Plan For Your Next Article — Medium Enhanced Stats (MES). I read it in passing but never felt the need to use it. Today, I googled it for some reason and decided to add the chrome extension. I saw what other authors showed when they showed their stats. If you haven’t added the MES chrome extension…Medium Enhanced Stats2 min read
Published in Time To Write The Next Article·1 day agoMember-onlyPractical Workplace Tips for New TeachersSchool Year 2022–2023 — There is a higher than usual new teacher count at my school. I understand the need for new teachers to do everything because they are under formal teacher evaluation. The new teachers need to teach the class the way the administration wants them to teach it. …Practical Teacher Tips2 min read
Published in Time To Write The Next Article·1 day agoMember-onlyMy Referred Member Count Increased For The 3rd Consecutive MonthI’m Winging It on Medium — As of August 14, 2022, 44 of my 307 published articles made money for August. I also noticed that more than half of my current income for August came from someone joining Medium using my referral link.Medium Partner Program2 min read
Published in Time To Write The Next Article·2 days agoMember-onlyMy Medium Stats Show one Part of My Writing JourneyStorytelling and writing on Medium — I read many articles on Medium. The one question I constantly try to answer is, “how do I connect with readers?” Some believe you need to be a storyteller on Medium, while others say you need to write what the readers want to read. …Writing On Medium2 min read
Published in Time To Write The Next Article·3 days agoMember-onlyWhat College Taught Me About Teaching at a High SchoolWhat Did My College Degrees Teach Me — I learned math content knowledge because I majored in mathematics and received a bachelor’s of science degree in mathematics. To teach specific content, you need to major in the content or take lots of content classes. As for my professional diploma, and my master’s degree in education, I forgot everything…Education2 min read
Published in Time To Write The Next Article·5 days agoMember-onlyBeing a Teacher and APC Volunteer at My School Was InterestingI Don’t Work For Free Anymore — What happens if there are no checks and balances in a system? In the current public school system, the principal has complete autonomy to run the school as they see fit. For the past two years, I have been part of the APC. The APC, which stands for the Associated Policy Committee, helps to problem-solve at the school; our union website states…Education2 min read
Published in Time To Write The Next Article·6 days agoMember-onlyIt Should Be Another Exciting School YearThe start of the school year — “Mr., sorry, but I need to stay in your class.” “Do you like math?” “No, but my dad said I need to take it.” “Is that why you sleep every day in class?” “I don’t need the credit to graduate and will never take a math class higher than trigonometry in college. Can I…Teaching2 min read
Published in Time To Write The Next Article·Aug 9Member-only302 Articles on MediumThe Lessons I Learned During My Time In the MPP — I joined Medium in June 2021 and wrote about ten articles until November. Then, I decided not to limit my writings to only education and teacher stories. Therefore, in November 2021, I deleted my previous articles and started over. Ten months later, I wrote over 300 articles on Medium. This…Medium3 min read
