Last week, I was talking with another teacher friend, Mme H. (prof de francais excellente!), about whether or not, when we think back to our...

After attempting to arrange the furniture in my classroom both yesterday and Wednesday (with neither day coming to any even remotely functio...

I am not a teacher; only a fellow traveler of whom you asked the way.  I pointed ahead–ahead of myself as well as of you. George Bernard...

I got into my classroom for the first time today! In trying not to overwhelm myself too much, I brought my friend Miss R for support and id...

Imagine how excited I was today when I sat down at my computer and saw that I had a message on goodreads.com (a wonderful site for the readi...

My OMG moment from my morning at the gifted program: Me: So, you're staying for lunch and recess this week? Second Grade Boy: Yeah, my s...

Like I said in my last post, I've been working in a gifted enrichment program this summer. needless to say, some of the parents we enco...

This week (and the next two) I am working in a summer enrichment program for gifted students. It's always a fun experience and refreshi...

education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire. -william butler yeats

This afternoon after work I stopped at my friendly neighborhood thrift store to check the children's book section for some new treasures...