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Wednesday was an early dismissal day, so while a lot of teachers were busy working, I took my grandsons to a birthday party at Pizza Madness. That's not the real name, but you know what I mean. Kids are running in all directions swiping their cards to
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Wearing a support boot up to my knee gets a lot of comments. Everybody asks what happened. Yesterday I changed my story from the truth (turning my foot to the point that it is swollen so much that the toes look like they belong on another planet) to a
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I turned my foot yesterday as I was running to the car in the rain. Ouch! Give me Advil and some leather to bite. When I arrived at the elementary school to pick up my grandsons, I wondered if I would be able to walk. I was able to limp up to the Kindergarten
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I feel like I am back in the sixties. The Beatles are shocking us with their long, beautiful hair. That seems really silly now, especially with football players hurling themselves down the field with their braided locks flowing behind them. Thus, the
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Teaching does come with its fair share of challenges. Sometimes I feel like I am tap dancing when teaching adults. Most adults listen attentively when they are paying for classes, so I have to think really fast. Questions are almost always higher level.
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I recently tossed some work clothes due to ink stains. Teachers almost always get marks on their clothes. Of course, some are self inflicted. My recent mishap occurred when a pen went wild in my pocket. Who knew? When I got home, I realized that a pair
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As a new school year starts, I am reminded of tense evaluation moments. Yet, friendly, constructive criticism is entirely different. I am probably my toughest critic. After every teaching experience, I think of my mistakes and how I can improve. One of
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It's not every day that a tall young man looks at me and asks me to take off my sunglasses. Surprisingly, I did as I was told. My daughter and I were in line with my two grandsons to get into a baseball game. We were running a bit late. The young man
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For some reason, I always root for the underdog. It really doesn't matter who wins. I always feel sorry for the loser, especially if there is a big gap in the score. Right now, it's pretty even. Last night I dreamed that I now drive a green Hornet that
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The opinion section of our newspaper recently had an editorial about using technology in the classroom. The author lamented about the fact that a lot of teachers make excuses, fail to embrace new technology, and prefer keeping their classrooms more along
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For some reason, I have thrown all caution to the wind and have eaten whatever I happen to fancy for about three months now. Okay, call it stress eating, but I'm not going to give in anymore! From now on, I'm back to the basics. Okay, I know that during
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As a person who is about as removed from being a neat freak as an individual can possibly be, I am always in awe of those who seem to have everything in its place, organized, and ready to go. These are the people whose homes and classrooms are so neat
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Although I absolutely love the rain, keeping kids indoors all day can be a challenge. Some kids love to draw, and Bingo games are always an option, but I thought I might toss it out there to see if anyone has any other ideas. If you have something that
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At a recent meeting, the instructor started by stating that he was going to say something once and that everybody should listen. He then told a story about people who had not listened at the last meeting and had had to call for clarification. He laughed
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It's easy to let stress take over and control our daily lives. A post by Laura Milligan titled 101 Ways to Cope with Teaching Stress caught my eye this morning, and I'm glad it did. Wow! There are so many great ideas and links for reducing stress on this
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