I spent the other night with a group of young educators, most of whom are looking to have their own classrooms in the not so distant future. And can I be honest with you about that experience? It was pretty effing refreshing. You guys, it was like...
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[caption id="attachment_1357" align="aligncenter" width="300"] image credit: (Etsy) FabulousArtPrint[/caption] I was recently avoiding working on curriculum writing, obsessing over a new house I want to buy, vegging out on Facey Face, mining the Interwebs for interesting and thought provoking material to share with my lovely readers when...
Read MoreWell, friends, it's that time of year again. The time to make false promises to ourselves that this year, we will leave our classrooms early to get to the gym.This year we will be totally on top of all our paperwork. This year we will...
Read MoreNow, before you get all banged up by the title, take a deep breath. Because I do happen to think the misunderstanding goes both ways. (Gasp from the crowd here.) While I will ALWAYS stand up for teachers (A.LW.A.Y.S.), I also think...
Read MoreWhile yesterday, the first big day back after vacation, your little friends may have been fabulous (read: too tired from the shock of having to wake up early that they didn't have the energy to bother with any of the usual shenanigans), today may be...
Read MoreYesterday I wrote about the good, the bad and the ugly associated with the last Sunday night of a glorious break spent reading, sleeping, cocktailing, and making progress on one's personal To Do List (or is that just blissful for me?) Chances are you...
Read MoreIf you're like me, you've been spending all your free time running around to various malls, shopping plazas, and speciality stores in search of the perfect gift(s) and literally vomiting money along the way. Seriously, it's like we can't give it away fast enough....
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