Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
I like horseradish sauce and I like hot mustard, so it only makes sense that I would enjoy wasabi, the Asian blending of both; however, given it’s nature, it is best to enjoy wasabi in minuscule amounts. Last night while I was eating sushi with wasabi for dinner, I was [...]
I lived with my sister, Caryl, the first Christmas after her husband died. Nothing was going to make that year better for my niece, Kellie, and nephews, Kenny and Lenny, but I did everything I could to keep some cheer in their lives. I often packed their school lunches and [...]
The AP walked into my classroom yesterday morning. As my supervisor he does that often. Yesterday, being a half-day before the Holiday, I hadn’t expected to see him. The reading block had just ended and my students were preparing our classroom for the party. The AP took about seven steps [...]
Pansy Petite stops nervously beside my desk and eyes a precarious stack of papers. “Ms. A.,” she says primly, “Would you like me to clean your desk?” “Not really,” I answer. “I know it looks messy, but I actually know where everything is.” She stares at me skeptically for a [...]
Monday we had a “party” in my classroom. I do it after every round of parent-teacher conferences. In my neighborhood by the time students reach 5th grade, their parents stop showing up for school events. Persuasion is needed to get them there. I usually persuade the students to drag their [...]