Did you ever have a student who really struggled with a concept? I mean really struggled. We're talking this child pushed you to explain things more ways than you knew was possible, asked you for example after example, spent countless hours practicing over and over...
Read More...because, honestly? Aren't we all sick of beating it? But before we get started here...Yes, I know I've been gone fo-eva, I know I should probably explain myself and I know I owe many of you an apology. All of this is coming, friends, but Mrs....
Read MoreSo, all of you out there who are sick of hearing phrases such as the following:"Teachers are resistant to change.""Teachers are refusing to change because they don't want to have to work any harder.""We're trying to change the schools, but the teachers don't want to...
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Read MoreI'm so tired of hearing everyone rag on schools of education. Maybe it's because I'm currently attending one, and although I am desperate (No really, you have NO IDEA) to graduate, I still think it was a valuable experience. Maybe it's because I owe tons...
Read MoreAll right y'all. As I have said many times before on this blog, I am not ready to get into a conversation about unions. I have my opinions, but, for now and for ONCE, I'm going to keep them to myself. REGARDLESS, I saw this...
Read MoreOver the weekend, I caught up with my reading. Okay, in all honesty, Mr. Mimi and I changed a home office into a nursery and, as a result, in between some pretty intense naps and doing all that stuff I had a moment to...
Read MoreAlthough I do promise to get back stories about my former friends and my love for office supplies soon, I just can't let this one go. CAN'T.So I guess since we are currently obsessed with treating education like it is a business, the line of...
Read MoreThis whole "firing every teacher because we don't have the balls to dig into the larger problem and this seems like the easiest thing to do" business is totally ruining my office supply buzz.In fact, I just read through a bunch of articles and watched...
Read MoreI'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...
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