Diving into E-Learning with Sarah Shifting back into teaching in person from a year of teaching online has been a struggle, and marrying the two experiences has been quite an experience. How has teaching online shaped our perspectives on technology now that we are back teaching in-person? What was the biggest challenge of teaching online? What role…

What is wrong with traditional structures of learning? Are we in a learning crisis? How do we rekindle the love for learning in a learning crisis? Join Duc, a graduate student getting his masters in clinical psychology, and me as we dive deep into these questions about education.

Drastic bell schedule changes. Finding algorithms. Chasing quality over quantity. Sarah and I reflect back on the highs, the lows, and insights gained in the year 2021-2022 as we wrap up year 5 of teaching and move forward to year 6.

Teaching uses up a lot of energy. Socializing does too. Something has to go. Read the blog post of this episode here: https://hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com/2022/07/29/turning-into-a-social-sloth-after-becoming-a-teacher/

Don't take things personally. Ignore your emotions. This is how you survive in the teaching world. Or that's what I've been told. Read the blog version of this episode here: https://hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com/2022/07/22/is-growing-thicker-skin-the-solution-to-responding-to-a-students-rudeness-my-heart-is-saying-no/(opens in a new tab)…

Let's bathe in awkward silence together. Let's walk into a world where being ignored seems like the norm.

Passing the first five years of teaching is like a rite of passage, bootcamp, and a tornado all in one. With the help of 6 factors, I survived. You can read the blog version of this episode here: https://hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com/2022/07/01/how-i-survived-my-first-5-years-of-teaching

Weeds can be stubborn like bad habits. Sometimes weeds can look beautiful. But, to who?

I sat down with my two friends, Darling & Blazhia, from my old teaching credential program from 7 years ago, and discussed how we became friends and these four central questions reflecting on our teaching credential experience: What did you think of our teaching credential program? Did it prepare us for the teaching world? Where are we now? Would w…

Can you be too productive or relax too much? Hear about what teaching, going to Disneyland, and the salon will do for me this summer.

Journey into my sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and spicy moments of my 5th year of teaching. Let's reflect together.

Taking Alexis Shepard's Teacher Type quiz has helped me understand my burnout journey more. Making choices to honor my best self is not always easy. Summer is almost here!

Responding to prompts from the Burned In Teacher Podcast: What are 10 words people would describe me as? Is this how I want to be known as? Who are the top 5 people I associate with the most? How do they negatively and positively influence me? What is my personal mission statement? My core values as a teacher? Read this episode as a blog post here:…

The lines of self-consciousness, modesty, and beauty can be quite blurry. Through a simple skincare story, I dive into my insecurities of my appearance as a teacher. You can read the blog post version of this post here: https://hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com/2022/05/20/students-asked-me-to-drop-my-skincare-routine/…

Mother's Day just passed. I think back to awkward moments when some students called me mom in the classroom or asked if I had or wanted children.

A student asked me where my wedding ring was. Wavering from practicality over social anxiety, I feel mixing unease when I stare at my empty ring finger. Do I need to prove my love and commitment? You can read the blog post version of this episode here: https://hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com/2022/05/06/my-thoughts-on-not-wearing-my-wedding-ring-as-a…

Journey through my past, present, and future thoughts on the name of this podcast. Let's be a little awkward together! You can read the blog version of this episode here: https://hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com/2022/04/29/post-birthday-reflection-3-reasons-on-why-i-named-my-blog-and-podcast-haunting-comforts/…

My friend, Sarah, is a full time English teacher. And she is studying in masters program full time. How does she do it?

What do you think of before the pandemic hit? When I venture into my past memories, I don’t really want to “return to normal” as a teacher. You can read the blog post of this episode on hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com.

Dig through a tale of food poisoning and homesickness and swim through a new journey of “normal.” Read the blog post version of this episode on hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com

I travel back 8 months and revisit the short moments before I stepped back into the physical classroom to teach once more. Am I still the same person? View the original blog post here: https://hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com/2021/08/07/how-the-covid-19-pandemic-affected-my-mindset-in-1-5-years-as-a-teacher/?preview_id=205&preview_nonce=3d2eb50f30…

Join my journey of empowerment through cramped spaces and a looming fortress. Let's dissect the struggles of being vulnerable and comfortable in the classroom. You can view this as a blog post here: https://hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com/2022/03/21/experimenting-with-space-vulnerability-and-powerlessness-in-the-classroom/…

Join me as I dissect my MBTI personality type and how it affects my teaching. Time to act tough.You can also read this as a blog post here:https://hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com/2022/03/10/after-4-5-years-of-teaching-i-am-still-too-nice/

Take a trip into my classroom. With the help of GoGuardian and some post it’s, I crawl through a journey of positivity. Check out the blog post version of this podcast here: https://hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com/2022/03/05/be-more-positive-they-say/

I go on a drive on the 210 West Freeway to work. My mind takes me elsewhere. Gordan Ramsay teachers me a lesson. You can read the blog post here: https://hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com/2022/02/27/ready-for-the-weekend-since-monday/

Join me as I find balance, dissect struggles, and learn grace in my stories and reflections of teaching and life.

In the daily grind of life, how do you find purpose, balance, and connection? Spike Spiegel has some words to say.You can read this as a blogpost here:https://hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com/2022/02/26/staying-alive-in-the-classroom-ponderings-about-life-cowboy-bebop-and-building-bridges-with-my-students/…

What are the effects and implications of hugging in the classroom, our relationships, and in the faith journey? Join me as I explore my relationship and perspective about hugging in these three aspects of my life. You can also view this in my blog post here: https://hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com/2022/02/23/the-powerful-duality-of-hugging-in-the-cl…

Planning with different colleagues can be a wild ride. In the face of critique, how can we stay grounded and humble? This episode is also available as a blog post: https://hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com/2022/02/20/prayer-answered-experiencing-true-collaboration/

What happens when students become the teacher? Find out in this episode! This episode is also available as a blog post: https://hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com/2022/02/19/my-students-created-and-performed-an-improvised-parody-of-me-teaching-in-the-classroom/

In this episode, I will be explaining why I started the Haunting Comforts of Teaching Podcast. You can also read the blog post here: https://hauntingcomforts.wordpress.com/2022/02/21/starting-a-podcast-for-the-first-time-introducing-the-haunting-comforts-of-teaching-podcast/