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Elisa Waingort

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A Teacher Musing Out Loud

  • On My Mind

    This summer and fall I started digging into the issue of white privilege in a way I hadn’t done before. There isn’t one particular book, Twitter account or person that is changing my thinking, but a tribe of people and resources are making me shift my focus. I am opening up my eyes to my… Read more

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  • Words and Feelings Matter

    These are some of the words and phrases that have become a part of my vocabulary over the last few months: Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer Tom Baker Cancer Centre Full hip replacement Physiotherapy Neutrophils Neutropenic Hospital Doctors Hematologist Nurses Chemo Stem cell transplant Fevers Dizzy Tired Blood transfusions Blood counts Methotrexate RCHOP Hair loss C-T… Read more

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  • Gratitude: Living a Victimless Life

    I have to admit that for most of my life I’ve been a cup half empty kind of person. If there was a negative aspect to any situation, I could find it, name it, and make sure everybody knew about it. That’s how I assumed the role of “victim” early on in my life, unable… Read more

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  • August…

    As August unfolds and teachers head back to school, social media is buzzing with planning for the fall. And, my heart skips a beat; I won’t be going back for the start of this school year. It’s the first time in over 30 years that I will miss the excitement and promise of a new… Read more

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  • Parenting & Teaching

    Today was my 14-month old granddaughter’s first day in preschool. Throughout the day, my daughter shared pictures to our family chat to keep us in the loop. We saw her eating at a table with other children. She ate all of her fruits and vegetables first.   We saw her sitting in one of the teacher’s… Read more

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  • Cancer

    It has been a long time since I’ve posted on my blog, but I have a good reason for my absence. I have cancer. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, to be exact. So, you can see why I have been MIA; my attention has been elsewhere, of course. Not surprisingly, my energy level has been less than stellar.… Read more

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  • March Slice of Life Challenge – Day #1

    March 1st has come around much too quickly. I’d forgotten that this is the first day of the March Slice of Life Challenge Where did January and February go? I was caught unawares but I am here now. This is the time of the year when I wish for a do over with my class.… Read more

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  • Book Nerd

    I am a book nerd. But that’s not a strange label to have, at least not in this group. I am sure that many of us, if not all, who share our slices every Tuesday on the Two Writing Teachers blog are also book nerds. I’m not alone. I know that. But I’m coming to… Read more

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  • Conversations

    I spent part of today talking quietly with individual students. We talked about their responses to a survey I had asked them to fill out yesterday. These brief talks with my students felt strange at first; it wasn’t until later that I realized why. Nevertheless, I continued to meet with my students throughout the day.… Read more

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  • Today

    I’ve been staring at a blank screen for the last 10 minutes. I don’t know what to write about. I had an idea for today’s slice earlier in the day. But I didn’t jot it down and now I can’t remember what it was about. Every so often, I draw a blank about what to… Read more

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