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White Lies
If I could have wrapped my children up in bubble wrap and placed them in a soft room with lots of books, board games, and
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I Heart Teachers
I love teachers. I love to be around them. I love being one. There is no group of people I admire more than teachers. For
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80s Glam
Okay. You have waited long enough. I am posting the 80s hair pictures. I thought long and hard about which pictures to post. Should I
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My 80s Hair Was Bigger Than Your 80s Hair- and I Can Prove It!
Over the holidays I exchanged some FB messages with my best friends from high school. Everything was all fun and games until they had to
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My Why
My daughter is one of my biggest fans. I am pretty proud about that. She always encourages me to do new things and takes an
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Teaching Assistant
One of my first years of teaching, I was able to have a teaching assistant in my first grade classroom. She was about five and
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New Year’s List of Impossible Wishes
I do not make New Year’s Resolutions. I certainly have many areas that could use some improving, so that is not the issue. The issue
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Memories of Holidays Past
With Christmas just a few days away, my mind if full of memories of the holidays I have celebrated in the past. (And according to
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Faith
Any teacher who started teaching after about 2005 is going to have a difficult time understanding this, but at one time, teachers were judged on
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My Collection of Friends
I had a birthday this week. I am now officially as old as dirt. Thank goodness for wrinkle creams and camera filters. In my half-century
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“Poop Sleeve Sweater” Story
Catchy title, right? WARNING: If you are not an elemementary school teacher (maybe even a primary grade teacher), you might not want to read this
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Always Be Kind to the Kind People
I have had this quote, or one very similar to it, in my office for the past fifteen years or so. It is not on