Everyone is talking about education lately. Everyone. I'm in a local coffee shop- people are talking about how boring classrooms have become. (Their solution? More photography. I love photography but, wha?). I'm at Whole Foods about to blow my wad...
Read MoreYesterday I was walking out of a school, high on the fumes of learning (a.k.a. freshly sharpened pencils and glue) and feeling very productive. I stowed my two overflowing bags (because any teacher worth her salt can't leave the classroom without a minimum of three...
Read MoreFirst I want to apologize for being a bit flighty this week. You see, one of my very best friends just had her first baby (a girl...
Read MoreAn Open Letter To Anyone Who Will Listen and Has the Power To Do Something:My heart is breaking. Literally breaking. I have a mountain of data to analyze and write about, a website to develop content for and an article to write this morning and...
Read MoreIt's another news day, friends. On Friday, I wrote about the INeffectiveness that is the reality of the teacher evaluation process for many of us. (Unless of course, those evaluations are exercises in judging our ability to a) be patient with administrators, b) correct other...
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....
Read MoreAnd no, by asking you what your "sleep number" is, I"m not implying that the good people at Sleepys have gotten to me with their hilarious and adorable little sheep, flooding me with cash to pimp their goods. That's not it at all. ...
Read MoreOh friends! My heart is literally pounding for I am angry! Irritated! Astounded! And no,before you jump to conclusions, this has NOTHING to do with the Bacon Hunter! (Surprised?)Today I am angry because I finally read the story from Sunday's...
Read MoreSeriously. I thought that when I left my school that all of my photocopying and printing woes would be behind me. Alas, I was wrong. As I usually am in these cases. I have told my tales of copying woe before (here and...
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