by Cherise Papa | Mar 13, 2025 | Life, Teaching
Today was bittersweet. This past year, I developed and taught an online, specialty character creation course for high school students. Four mini-courses of four classes each. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done but also the most magical. Each class...
by Cherise Papa | Dec 31, 2024 | Goals, Life
This year was hard, and I didn’t achieve any of my personal goals. But there were a few amazing things to celebrate, and I’ve tried to spend some time focusing on them instead of mourning what I didn’t do. So here are the few things I did manage this...
by Cherise Papa | Aug 22, 2024 | Life, Teaching
As summer winds to an end, I wanted to announce the cool things I have going on this fall and school year. First off, I’m teaching a new course series at Homeschool Connections for teens, that I got to develop and create all on my own. It’ll feature...
by Cherise Papa | Jul 17, 2024 | Life
I’m rather failing a whole lot of everything. Writing, writing community responsibilities, work responsibilities, kid things, family things. Every single personal goal I had. I thought at the start of the year, I’d soon be able to get into the swing of...
by Cherise Papa | Dec 30, 2023 | Goals, Life
This year has been such a hard year, and one of the small things I was proud of not falling to the side was Spanish. Some days I only did a small lesson, but I was making progress. I was only a few days away from a 365-day streak (with some streak freezes used) when...
by Cherise Papa | Dec 1, 2023 | Life
Can’t believe it’s another Fyrecon. It’s one of my favorite conferences, and I adore that I can attend online. They always have the coolest logos, backgrounds, etc. I hope to see you there! They’re running classes through Sunday!
