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• A Day in the Life of A 2nd Grade Paraprofessional (Vol. 2)

  

  Hey besties!!! So this happened earlier in the month and I’m still tired. Working with second graders means everyday already has the potential to go off the rails for reasons that make absolutely no sense. Somebody’s crying because someone looked at them. Somebody else is lying badly. Somebody is singing a song that is entirely…

  Ashley Wilkes

  April 18, 2026

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  education, educator, family, life, love, mental-health, paraprofessional, personal, teaching, writing

• A Day in the Life of a 2nd Grade Paraprofessional (Vol #1)

  

  Let me set the scene for you. It’s early morning. I am armed with coffee, vibes, and the delusional hope that today might be normal. Reader, that hope did not survive the first hour. Being a paraprofessional in a second-grade classroom is like living inside a group chat that never stops talking, never stays on…

  Ashley Wilkes

  January 14, 2026

  life

  blog, books, education, educator, family, kids, life, paraprofessional, personal, teaching, writing