Ready.Set.INDUCTION!
Hello again! I am writing to you now after a glorious week of meeting the amazing TFA Twin Cities Staff, my fellow 2012 Corps Members, the 2011 Corps Members, and some TFA alum in the area. I honestly...
View ArticleZombies: America's next achievement gap?
I'm in D.C. this weekend at a Bellwether Education conference for teacher bloggers. Â According to the current presenter, I should not annoy my readers by using "trolling" headlines like the one above....
View ArticleIs this real life?
After telling myself all weekend that I would avoid going into work, I drove to my school late last night to make copies for Monday morning. Â (Like usual, several other CMs were there, too). I walked...
View ArticleComparatively awesome.
I just read a post by another second year about how year 2 of TFA is just so much more "even."Â That captured my feelings about the past 6 weeks so perfectly that I finally worked up the motivation to...
View ArticleEid Mubarak!
Today was the last day of first quarter and the day before the Eid holiday. Â The days leading up to and after Eid are probably the easiest to make small talk with absolutely any child in school,...
View ArticleYes to Obama, No to Star Wars
Here are some happy quotes, because this week has been rough. All are from answers to this week's current events questions: Who do you think is going to win the election? Why? Obama because a lot of...
View ArticleHell Week
Last Monday, three of my kids were caught stealing from the Holiday gas station next to my school when they were supposed to be boarding their buses. On Tuesday, one of my kids was suspended for...
View ArticleThe Crayonmaker
Ms. S, what is that? What IS that? What is that box? Why is that here? Why is it called a Crayonmaker? Can we do science now? ------------------------- Is it going to melt the crayons? Can we eat what...
View ArticleBack to School Cookies
It's amazing how well-behaved and friendly students can be after a long winter break. Though I'd like to think they missed me terribly, it probably had more to do with the fact that I brought in a huge...
View ArticleProp them up, or let them fall?
We completely ran out of paper at my school today, requiring me to ration the small stockpile I had throughout the day to make sure I had enough lesson packets for my students. Â This is far from the...
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