Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
Academic Integrity is stressed in our school; as is honesty. In my mind Honesty and Integrity have always been married — locked in Holy Matrimony for all time. This morning as I graded the math tests I was once again reminded that not everybody shares my point of view: Question [...]
Reading Class: I have been calling students up one at a time and having each of them read to me outloud. Afterward I talk to them about their reading fluency and strategies good readers use. I met with 5 students on Thurday, 5 students on Friday, 5 students on Monday. [...]
I am a wake up, get up, sort of person. Within seconds after opening my eyes I get out of bed. This morning things were a bit different. My eyes opened. I took the cat off my head, threw back the covers and … came to a screaming halt. My [...]
Well, today is not my day for less excitement. At lunch time I got up from the table where I ate with my 5th grade teaching compatriots, walked across the teacher’s lounge carrying a large pad of chart paper, and looked back as I was leaving the room to say [...]
The weather is in the high 80’s, so all my windows are open. Last night I woke to the sound of a woman’s scream. The bedside clock glowed 12:20 a.m. I wasn’t certain if the scream was real or part of a dream. As I reached for the lamp, the [...]