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Update #23: Day 1 of Subbing for LAUSD
By Sammy Ginsberg Lol! Day 1 of subbing went like this. I accidently didn’t set my alarm for 6am. Slept until 7:30am. I’m one of those weirdos who puts their phone on airplane mode during the night. I turned my phone off airplane, waited to see if I had a missed call (sub requests can…
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Update #22: It’s Happening
By Sammy Ginsberg Thoughts are going round and round in my head so I thought it was time for an update. Things are happening! Los Feliz Writers Festival The Los Feliz Writers Festival is launched! So far we’ve had over 12,000 views with two of our workshops sold out so I added more tickets, and…
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Update #21: Thrive for Teachers
By Sammy Ginsberg After four years of teaching for LAUSD, I have resigned due to burn out. I will be working part time as a substitute teacher, as well as at the CSUN Writing Project and Writing Partners while I heal and figure out what to do next. I am also working on the Los…
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Update #20: This is a War
By Sammy Ginsberg In my last update (Update #19), I ended up contextualizing the work I am doing because I’m freaking out about how BAD things are on a macro-level! Are you??? Like it’s offensive to poop to call what’s going on shitty. It’s straight up atrocious. Being back in LA where human rights violations…
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Update #19: Doing the work
By Sammy Ginsberg This morning, I am all over the place. I have so much work to do. I took the risk, I resigned as a full-time teacher, and now I have to do the work. I am creating a new life for myself. I am building from what I have learned, I have communicated,…
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Update #18: We’re all Miserable
By Sammy Ginsberg I am back in LA! Arrived on Monday after a lovely time in London. Very healing. I left LA in turmoil and I returned to LA at peace. Well, kinda. The airport was intense, with two women getting in a screaming match in Teslas. And then my Mom triggered me in the…
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Update #17: Los Feliz Writers Festival
By Sammy Ginsberg While so much LIFE has been happening, I have been taking small steps to make one of my dreams a reality, organizing the Los Feliz Writers Festival happening August 23rd and 24th in LA (aka just over a month!) with an amazing team of people [shoutout to Dawn, Helene, Molly, Phil, John,…
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Update #16: Simplifying my Purpose and Contribution Goals
By Sammy Ginsberg Okay. It’s a process to make a good plan, so I am going to start by looking at the Purpose and Contribution goals I created back in update #1, the first post and overview of the project. My definition for a stable purpose and contribution was, “using and developing my abilities that…
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Update #15: Make a Plan
By Sammy Ginsberg WAH! I did it. I resigned. My plan wasn’t 100% ready, but enough was there to take the leap. In that, since I know that I will be hired as a substitute teacher for next year (giving me a job and baseline income that can pay my rent and living expenses –…
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Update #14: Where do we go from here?
By Sammy Ginsberg Ah guys! I am freaking out. I am at a crossroads and feeling overwhelmed by the decision, as well as so tired of living in this limbo situation. Literally two months of limbo ruminating and overthinking – to quit or not to quit? If I quit, what will I do? Will I…