Aug 21
Along with the predictable issues involved in acclimating to a new school year–waking up early, talking for six hours a day, standing for six hours a day, retraining my bladder to the bell schedule, remembering the fine art of standing for a thirty minute duty outside while eating a hot meal and drinking a lukewarm [...]
Aug 07
Written while wearing my “teacher” hat, I’ve listed several suggestions [in no particular order] for parents of high school students…
1. Some kids think whatever they wear the first day of school will mark them for high school life. Probably not, but unless Princess wants to wear spike heels and a tube top and Prince has [...]
Aug 01
Note to those of you who subscribe: Sorry about the blooper half-post! Arrived home later than I’d anticipated. Here’s the real thing:
Over a week ago, I wrote about the necessity of organizing my blog life. Ever-awesome website designer Natalie Jost linked Fictionary, my blog tour/book review/author interview blog, to this site. That smoothed another wrinkle [...]
Jul 31
This time next week, I will be headed to school for my second day of Professional Development for the new school year. Then, the darlings arrive on Friday. [Warning: enter Wal-Mart at your own risk after 2:45 that afternoon.]
For the past few years, the school year in my parish has started on a Friday. Befuddling, [...]
Apr 17
DIRECTIONS ON HANDOUT:
1. Write an essay consisting of five paragraphs.
2. Staple this handout to the back of your paper before submitting it.
3. Your essay is due at the end of class.
QUESTIONS TO TEACHER FROM STUDENTS:
1. Does it really have to be five paragraphs? What if I write only four?
2. Where do I staple this handout?
3. [...]