Last year my father died. I am still grieving that loss, and recently, I hear talk about how we are all grieving the loss of normalcy. Until now, I have found that idea curious, especially given my recent experience. Then last...
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We are in the midst of an unheard of time in the history of public schools...
Read MoreI have spent the last few days drinking tons of wine, crying into my pillow, shaking my fist at the sky, thinking deeply about Betsy DeVos' confirmation as Secretary of Education. And what I have come up with is this: We will not be silenced. ...
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Just when I thought my family had dodged the Big Sickness bullet this year, yours truly came in at the bottom of the ninth with a gnarly stomach flu. Can we talk about how being absent from one's classroom (and one's life in general...
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Recently, Elle magazine published a piece meant to to inspire the working woman to slit her wrists, laugh maniacally at the insanity of people who need more to think about, give up, take better care of herself. They looked to the owner of the popular...
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[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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreHere'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...
Read MoreI recently had to spend some quality time at the DMV. You see, I have a birthday coming up and as a special gift to me from the universe, my driver's license is set to expire this year. Happy birthday to me! Cut to me...
Read MoreThere are days when it feels like the stars have aligned and made you the Goddess of Teaching, teacher of the year, and the woman whose you-know-what doesn't stink because even her shit is made of pure genius all wrapped into one. Do you ever have...
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