Here you can find any and all writings that have been posted on this website. Writing is a process and sometimes we write things that we will look back on years later and slightly cringe at. This is a good thing. This is growth. In the spirit of appreciating the process, I have chosen to include a few blog posts that I have written in years prior. When I look back on them now, it is easy to narrow in on the things I could have done better. The temptation to shield these from the light of day is strong, BUT the beauty (and learning) is in the journey. I am choosing to celebrate where I started, where I’ve been, and where I am going. I hope you all choose to do the same. Enjoy!
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Spilled Caffeine
Read more: Spilled CaffeineWhat is a cup of coffee? What defines a person? A habit? A habit? A vice? A vice? A mentality? A mentality? A livelihood? A livelihood? A scapegoat? A scapegoat? A Never Ending Experimental Experience We are all cups of coffee Turned upside down
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Typewriter
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4 Tips for Writing Your Personal Statement
Read more: 4 Tips for Writing Your Personal StatementApplying to graduate school can be an overwhelming process. When I am working with students on their application documents, I find that writing the Personal Statement can be an exceptionally stress inducing task. Writing about ourselves can be uncomfortable, especially when we aren’t in the habit of doing it. If you are feeling this way,…
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3 Ways to Work Through Writer’s Block
Read more: 3 Ways to Work Through Writer’s BlockStruggling with a case of writer’s block? Have an essay due and you don’t know where to start? I speak from personal experience when I say that feeling stuck on a writing project can be overwhelming and discouraging. Over the years, I’ve found 3 tricks that help me out of a creative slump: 1.Take a walk…
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The Only Organization Tool You Will Ever Need
Read more: The Only Organization Tool You Will Ever NeedThere are two things that never fail to provide me with motivation when I am overwhelmed with all of the tasks that it takes to be successful — Coffee and Planning. Currently, I am sitting in a Starbucks in Atlanta with my Vanilla Cream Cold Brew and Passion Planner (enticing name, right?) getting ready for my…
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Traveling Through Educational Reform
Read more: Traveling Through Educational ReformBelow are my thoughts on the effect of standards in the classroom. Enjoy! What is the “Standard” Student? In a perfect world, standards would be used to identify if all students across the board are learning the same things. However, flaws in the world of standards makes this nearly impossible. In theory, standards are…
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The Magic of Travel
Read more: The Magic of Travel“Traveling gives the soul a reboot.”
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When Opportunity Knocks
Read more: When Opportunity KnocksI have been trying to figure out how to jumpstart my new blog for several months now. I knew I wanted it to be real and thought provoking, but I was having a bit of trouble finding inspiration. However, I am currently in Oxford, United Kingdom studying for three weeks. Talk about the opportunity of…
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Who Is Jess?
Read more: Who Is Jess?“Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken” — Oscar Wilde The name of this blog is “I Can Only Be Jess”. So who is Jess? Well, I am! Hello there! I am a 20 year old, 5’2 (on a good day), ball of fire, who has finally decided to be herself. A little background info…
Jessica McLeod-Waddell, MA, MEd, CPCC 