Mrs. Mimi – Page 3 – It's Not All Flowers and Sausages

I’m Baaaaack….Again…This Time With A Book!

Posted on August 27, 2014

in be fabulous, Dr. Mimi, me monster, Mrs. Mimi, reading

[caption id="attachment_1363" align="aligncenter" width="227"] image credit: International Literacy Association[/caption] Hiiiiiiiiii...

Murphy’s Law of Classroom Juju

Posted on October 8, 2013

in finding my zen, I need a hug, Mrs. Mimi, teachers can be happy too

by Mimi

[caption id="attachment_1371" align="aligncenter" width="229"] image credit: Etsy[/caption] (And for the record, I think Murphy is a douchebag.) (Also, I hope you didn't fall out of your chair/burn yourself with coffee/shit yourself when you saw that I had a new post. It's been awhile.) (Did I mention...

Buh-Bye 2012!

Posted on December 31, 2012

in finding my zen, Mrs. Mimi, teachers can be happy too, where I been at

by Mimi

So I'm just about T-minus seven hours away from the official start of 2013 and I feel compelled to write some sort of reflective genius about the year. Hopefully you are reading this post with a drink in hand. I definitely sound much more brilliant...

Heroes

Posted on December 15, 2012

in inspiring peeps, Mrs. Mimi

by Mimi

I am sitting here in front of a blank computer screen attempting to write curriculum, to focus on the Common Core, to be mindful of my looooooming deadlines. But then...

Nerd Out: It’s Not All About Leveling

Posted on November 30, 2012

in Dr. Mimi, Mrs. Mimi, Nerd Out Book Club, reading

by Mimi

Oh standardized testing, how you have ruined us! How you have forced us to do things that deep down we know are not the best for our little friends! How you have been abused yourself - used to measure things that you were never designed...

To Gift or Not To Gift

Posted on November 29, 2012

in I heart my kids, Mrs. Mimi

by Mimi

Assuming that none of you out there was the lucky Powerball winner (I mean $500M?? Can you imagine how much that will buy you at The Container Store or - gasp - Staples?! The organizational possibilities are ENDLESS. Don't even get me started on the...

Nerd Out: Living the Life of a Reader

Posted on November 14, 2012

in Dr. Mimi, Mrs. Mimi, Nerd Out Book Club, reading, time

by Mimi

Can I just say I love the idea of teaching students to "wear a reader's clothes?" Freaking. Love. It. In our current Common-Core-standards-frenzied-insane-accountability times, it is very easy for us to lose our way and over-emphasize the teaching of skills, skills and more skills. Let me tell...

But I Don’t Waaaaaant To….

Posted on November 12, 2012

in finding my zen, I need a hug, Mrs. Mimi

by Mimi

The other day, I wrote about struggling to always see what there is to love about teaching. I guess you could say I'm kind of in a funk right now when it comes to teaching. I think I resent it. Basically, right now, teaching is...

Have You Ever Thought About What Makes You Crazy?

Posted on October 23, 2012

in administrative madness, general inappropriateness, I need a hug, Mrs. Mimi, my co-workers have lost their minds, yikes

by Mimi

Here's a fun list for you: Mrs. Mimi's Top Five List of Events That Make Me Want To Poke Myself In The Eye and Run Screaming From the Building 5. When "special" teachers (phys ed, art, music, etc) are absent yet, despite the fact that said...

Toplessness – Always Good For A Laugh

Posted on October 19, 2012

in general inappropriateness, Mrs. Mimi

by Mimi

All right, friends. It's Friday. It felt like this week went on forever. It feels like we could all use a laugh. By the by - I know our job is CRAZY IMPORTANT and, in my opinion, more important than most jobs, but when did...