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...
Read More(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....
Read More(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...
Read MoreHappy Martin Luther King Day everybody! I hope you just woke up (LATE!) and are lingering over coffee and Matt Lauer. Don't late anybody hate on your day off. Just savor it, friends, savor it. (And for those of you who...
Read MoreWarning: refresh your coffees. lattes, cocktails (Hey, who am I to judge?) now because it's about to get heavy up in here. I was catching up on my reading this morning, when I stumbled upon this little old commentary by a professor at Williams...
Read MoreI just came from the gym. Being pregnant has motivated me to exercise in a way that nothing has since the motivation of my wedding dress. Nice dedication, right? Soooooo...
Read MoreIt's FRIDAY!!! That means Happy Hour people! Happy Hour! Cocktails, drinks with little umbrellas, overly-fatty cocktail food...
Read MoreIf you're me, and are used to writing mildly to heavily sarcastic pieces which usually poke fun at one or more people, yet in the end are really focused on how to make children's educational lives better (and hopefully the lives of their teachers too),...
Read MoreYes friends, today is my birthday. (I considered ending that sentence with an exclamation point, but it feels like after 30, a period is more appropriate.) And while I'm feeling a little bit like, "when did I turn around and become XX years...
Read MoreA recent phone call:Big Momma Mimi:I've loved all your posts recently honey.Me: I have nothing to write about and tomorrow is only day twelve. I am seconds away from blogging about what happened to me at the chiropractor's office last week or maybe...
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