Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
Testing again today — we started the monthly Math Benchmarks. Mona raised her hand. I have been working with her one-on-one in math and the other day she had a break-through in understanding the relationship between multiplication and division. Still, tests are hard for her and they sap her confidence, [...]
For your laughing pleasure, another glimpse at the trials and tribulations of my teen years: “Come quick.” “Lenny’s hurt.” “… fell off the slide.” “… poked a stick in his eye.” For the rest of the story, pop over to: The Grownups Wanted Us Dead. [...]
Today you must live without me. It is okay. You will be fine. I promise. Your regularly scheduled programming will return tomorrow. [...]
Once upon a time, when schools were much less regimented than they are now, folks entering my 5th grade classroom often found themselves momentarily confused — apparently, to hear it described, the phenomenon was rather like one of those dreams where you open the door to one place, yet enter [...]
Wanna play? It’s simple. Copy, paste and if you’ve done it, bold it. Here are just a few of the things I have done in my life — proof I am actually quite boring: 01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink 02. Swam with wild dolphins (ok, they were [...]