(If you can name the book that inspired the title of the post, you are definitely an early elementary teacher. And I love you a little bit more than I did two seconds ago.) Friends, I went running this weekend. Running. Running as in sneakers on, headphones
Read More...
I recently had to spend some quality time at the DMV. You see, I have a birthday coming up and as a special gift to me from the universe, my driver's license is set to expire this year. Happy birthday to me! Cut to me standing in a line that was five
Read More...
There are days when it feels like the stars have aligned and made you the Goddess of Teaching, teacher of the year, and the woman whose you-know-what doesn't stink because even her *** is made of pure genius all wrapped into one. Do you ever have those
Read More...
Or at least I promise to try not to - that's good, right? I mean, i think it may be genetically impossible for a teacher to not over-commit herself. Just a personal theory. For the last few days I've been thinking about 2012 and how I'm going to make
Read More...
Hey, y'all. I'm deep into my plan to heavily caffeinate myself in hopes of staying up past midnight. (Sigh) The glory days are over...for now at least. Okay, maybe not over over, but the glory certainly looks different nowadays. Regardless. 2011 was a
Read More...
...I believe it's called Can't Sit the *** Down and Relax Disease. Or maybe Restless Leg Syndrome. Or possibly we just need to start a group called Over-Producers Anonymous. O.P.A. forever! Whatever you want to call it, it's definitely a sickness. Granted
Read More...
You may have to just smile and nod at me through this one, as I realize that my steady diet of nothing but tea and toast (NOTHING....just tea and toast, then toast and more toast and some tea) may be slowly killing my brain cells. That and spending most
Read More...
That's right, I have a blooooooggggg. Riiiiight. Wait, so remind me how this works again? I write something, post it here and then you all read it? And comment? Well that sounds just fabulous! I should do that more often. HOLY CRAP YOU GUYS IT'S BEEN
Read More...
Dear Ms. Dewdney, I. Love. Llama Llama. I was given a copy of Llama Llama Red Pajama at my baby shower. At the time, I thought the book was cute, but had no idea just how huge a presence you and your characters were to have in my life. As a mother to
Read More...
By now you are probably all pretty familiar with my stance on teachers and capes , right? If you're not, know that I believe whole heartedly that every teacher who is currently ROCKING IT in her (or his) classroom deserves a superhero cape because that
Read More...
Earlier this week, a colleague and I were talking about life in the classroom and she was all, "We have one of the most fun jobs there is!" And I was all, "????" And she was all, "Yeah, remember the fun?" And I was all, "Riiiiiiiiight." People. It's November.
Read More...
Everyone is talking about education lately. Everyone. I'm in a local coffee shop- people are talking about how boring classrooms have become. (Their solution? More photography. I love photography but, wha?). I'm at Whole Foods about to blow my wad on
Read More...
Yesterday I was walking out of a school, high on the fumes of learning (a.k.a. freshly sharpened pencils and glue) and feeling very productive. I stowed my two overflowing bags (because any teacher worth her salt can't leave the classroom without a minimum
Read More...
I read a lot. A lot a lot. We're talking total nerd fest up in here. One summer, my brother in law could not get over the fact that I spent entire day on the beach reading a book. Five hours. Reading. Same book. In the sun. And all I could think to say
Read More...
Ah, multi-tasking. It sounds so productive, doesn't it? So efficient? I can practically see The Powers That Be, kicking back with their checklist of Tasks Teachers Should Complete To Be Effective and drooling over the power of getting just that much more
Read More...