Tag: St. John’s International School

• A New Year, A New Me

    A new school year has begun, and week two is in the books, or grade books as it were. However, my school year began a day late, due to a back injury that sidelined me for the first day of school. Calling in sick has never been easy for me; I was even more…

  michardillo

  September 16, 2017

  Essay

  Belgium, Catholic Church, education, Johanna Bambridge, language arts, middle school, Our Lady of Mercy, St. John’s International School, teacher, Waterloo

• Drowning, But Don’t Save Me — Yet

  At the annual Back to School Night last week I introduced myself to the parents of my 7th graders with my usual background information: “This is my 9th year teaching and my 9th year at this school. I came to education as a second career after twenty years in the legal field. After leaving my…

  michardillo

  September 20, 2015

  Essay

  back to school, Belgium, creativity, English, grading, international school, language arts, library, middle school, reading, real estate, retired, retirement, St. John’s International School, teaching, theatre, Waterloo, writing