Today I was at the library procrastinating taking a break from my dissertation to stay up on current events in education. A girl can't let herself get stale you know. I was immediately drawn to an article with the title, "Students show progress with new
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(Despite a bit of what one might call a liberal use of choice words, this post is really meant to warm the cockles of your heart. Seriously.) (Am I the only one laughing at the word "cockles?") (I mean, have you ever heard anyone say, "Geez, I think I
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I'd say we're about halfway through the year, no? One might even refer to this as a "midpoint" or "mid year" or the "middle of the school year." All those terms would be accurate. And if one was giving, let's say, a midyear assessment, this would be the
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Although I hope none of them are reading this blog. It just makes me feel better to put it out there... To My Friends: I don't know how to adequately thank you for making me who I am today. I had a feeling I was supposed to be a teacher someday, but working
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What feels like a million years ago, I had a super special friend in my class. He was sweet, shy and very smart. After a few months together I was convinced that my friend was probably somewhere on the spectrum, but at that point, his mother was unwilling/unable/un-something
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Friends, we have made it to the last Friday in January! (Feel free to cheer.) As my final post-related List Mania, I thought I would subject you to treat you to a grouping of my favorites. These are the posts that make ME laugh when I read them, and I
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So, I know I've been linking to tons of articles lately and I promise to get back to the usual hilarity of the classroom, but just too much has been going on. My little brain is on fire and my eyes are bleeding from staring at the computer screen. Plus,
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Yesterday, one of my loyal readers and commenters, Institutrice Teacher sent me a link to the following article that suggests young girls may develop a fear of math as a result of their former female teachers' personal lack of confidence in math. My initial
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Alternative title for this post - When Are We Going To Stop Shafting the Good Stuff? Yesterday I gave some ideas (Okay, I gave THE idea that will change your LIFE.) about how to organize all the crap we teachers feel the need to shlep home every night
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(Wait until you see this! A successful image link! Internet - I have mastered your ***. BOOYAH!) (Feel free to exchange high fives with the person nearest to you in my honor.) Friends, I have been sharing with you intimate details of my professional thoughts
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In my quest to Be Positive In 2010 (Take Three), I have made an honest effort to choke down that horrible feeling I get when things start to get all kinds of jacked up and despite my weeks of planning and preparation are totally out of my control because
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Schools are amazing places. So many exciting things happen in schools and if you are a Super Nerd like myself, all that learning and list making gives you the chills. In a good way. A very good, very nerdy way. However (and you had to know that with me
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So, maybe my invitation got lost in the mail, but how am I the last one to the party for this ? (And if you can believe it, that little picture is an actual LINK to the book! I have mastered the Internets!) I don't know how I feel about this book. As
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(Stu, my loyal reader, this one's for you!) Since many of you wrote and said you enjoyed my dissection of articles, I thought I would include this one because it acknowledges that schools need even more than just good teachers to make significant changes.
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(That's how that saying goes, right?) Yesterday, while tooting my own horn (It's true!), I asked you what you might like to read about in the coming days. Because Mrs. Mimi's brain is tired. In the coming days, I will try my best to honor your requests
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