aashley333

I absolutely loved teaching. I retired from elementary teaching after 26 years. (I didn't work until my youngest daughter started First Grade)
Other teachers worried about being bored when they retired, but not me! I live near the beach, quilt, cut glass for stained glass, and am still building a homesite on 14 acres. (We just bought goats!)
My favorite thing about retirement: more than 30 minutes for lunch! (and I burned my alarm clock)

My favorite tutoring lesson for teaching fractions:
I would show up with glazed donuts and a knife. I would cut one in half, no worries. Students are still happy to get 1/2 a donut. Then fourths, worried look appears. Then eighths! ...They remember the larger the denominator, the smaller the portion!(everyone received "1 whole" donut, of course)

donac

I am a retired math teacher. Taught for 43 years. I have been sewing since I was 10. Used to make my own clothes growing up. Got into quilting 36 years ago when I was still teaching. A fellow teacher got me interested in it. I have been quilting a lot since I retired in May. I also help costume for a local high school and a local theater group but since there has been no theater since last March quilting has helped me keep involved in sewing.