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In the spirit of the title of the post, I'll keep this one short but sweet... Guess what I got in the mail yesterday? Go ahead...guess! Got it in your head yet? I got...you ready? I got brand new insurance cards paid for by the lovely Department of Education
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I think it may be time for her to start singing. There are a few annual events at my school that are prime for high drama. These are days in which tempers run high and the bullshit is thick and deep. For example, Picture Day is a day filled with last
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...To Have No Observable Work Ethic. I guess. I don't think I could look 20 children in the eyes and think to myself, "self, I'm going home early today...screw all that work!" But hey, that's just me. Evidently I take my job a bit more seriously than
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Alternative Title for this post - I Think I Might Throw My First Punch Soon... Oh man. I am angry. Angry with a capital P-I-S-S-E-D! I was having this lovely little Friday with my friends...I introduced a group of super excited readers to a new character,
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I had a snow day today - me and every other teacher on the East Coast. It felt like Christmas. I was so giddy I actually had a hard time falling back asleep, but somehow, somehow, I persevered. I know. I'm amazing. Actually, the whole morning was quite
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Last May, my printer started defiantly flashing those two dreaded words: "Low Toner". Rather listen to the desperate pleas of my printer, I kept printing away. Because I could. Well, friends, I have pushed the envelope too far, and I am officially not
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I think you know how the rest of that little saying goes. I'm so disappointed in myself. Here it is 22 days into 2009 and I was doing such a good job of staying positive. I'm loving my class more and even getting some better results out of Big Boy. Everything
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...So Take Off All Your Clothes...or at least strip down to a school- appropriate layer. Why you ask? Why are we stripping in my classroom? In December? Because today it was officially 89 degrees in my classroom. Yes, 89. I'm thinking about dressing everyone
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To all of you who have been missing me - thanks for the emails and kind words. Sorry it took me so long to get something up, but I had to scrape myself off the bottom of the administration's shoe... you know, after being stepped on and overlooked repeatedly.
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Perhaps we look stupid, but you wouldn't believe the crap parents throw at teachers sometimes. I mean, we spend eight hours a day with your kid...remember us? Hi, we're not morons. While I am all for the school of thought which believes that parents know
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Rumor has it that we are going to be getting new seat sacks emblazoned with the school's name and mascot. However, we will NOT be receiving any paper what-so-ever. Let us break this down, shall we? 1. Seat sacks are the bomb. Seriously, I heart them intensely
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No, I am not getting a raise. Or a bonus check. Or any sort of monetary congratulations/sign of appreciation for my kick a*s year last year, so don't get excited. The dollar signs belong to me. Or at least they used to. Now they belong to Staples. I have
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