Mocha With Linda has started her very own meme. This is how she describes it: This new meme’s purpose is to have us take a look back and share about a specific time or event in our lives. It will be fun to see how similar – or different – [...]
I was wandering the web about a week ago and stumbled across a website called, “Slice of Life Sunday.” It is a meme site that helps one focus his/her thoughts on a specific topic, and share a related life scene. This week’s prompts are: 1.) A Lesson Learned in My [...]
Five year old Cass came into the classroom Friday morning carrying an envelope that had a semblance of five year old Jay’s name scribbled on it in red crayon. She took the missive straight to Jay. He opened it, looked it over, grinned at her and put it in his [...]
I was sitting alone at the bus stop and two young sisters joined me. The older one said hello and asked if she could sit down. I told her that the stuff (still warm, half-full cartons of Chinese take-out) piled on the far end of the bench wasn’t mine. Together [...]
For the last several years I have approached Thanksgiving with guilt. It all started in my 5th grade classroom after Thanksgiving one year. Each of us shared how we celebrated and what we ate. One of my students didn’t want to share. We all cajoled and encouraged. Finally he said: [...]