T-5 1/2 days left of school, 4 1/2 days with kids...not that I'm counting or anything ;) Don't get me wrong--I'm not counting ...

I admit, I have been MIA from the blog for the past few weeks!  It seems like I go through cycles where I'll feel super pulled-together ...

Dear Student, This has to stop--now.  Your stories, your lies, your stealing--all of it.  STOP.  Friday, when I found out you had been lyi...

Since the evening I first browsed my school's website (in preparation for my interview, actually), I have been well-aware of the high-ra...

Let me say this: I am not a huge fan of leaving my students with subs.  I have anxiety about it all day beforehand, write incredibly detaile...

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.  It's not. The Lorax I remember about a month into t...

Okay, the meeting with the parent was not so bad.  In fact, it was completely painless.  But it reaffirmed that one of my girls who has had ...

The only thing that can make me more nervous than seeing the blinking red light on my classroom phone is a vague email from a parent. Yester...

when i think about the less happy days of this school year, i think there has definitely been a pattern to which day of the week they have f...

From an email to a parent Re: Child's Social Studies Project Hi [parent], I just wanted to drop you an email and let you know that I ...