Moyer School | Lanita Boyd

How Do You Know It’s Time to Retire?

April 12, 2021 by Lanita Boyd

An article in the Wall Street Journal today prompted Steve and me to talk about how we knew it was time to retire. In 1998, our daughter had another year of high school. Retirement from teaching at Moyer School hadn’t entered my mind. But the next fall, as we were adjusting to our empty nest, … [Read more…]

Unsolicited Advice

March 30, 2021 by Lanita Boyd

When I was teaching third grade at Moyer School and overwhelmed with all the paperwork, I’d often eat lunch at my desk as I graded papers. (Certainly third grade papers are not a challenge, but the sheer volume is.) Then I read an article citing studies showing that people who take a lunch break and … [Read more…]