Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
Let there be peace on Earth, and let it begin with me, Let there be peace on Earth, the peace that was meant to be; With God our creator, children all are we, Let us walk with each other in perfect harmony. Let peace begin with me; let this be [...]
The Background: I work at an “at risk” school. Breakfast and lunch are 100% free. Our entire school eats breakfast together every morning at the same time. This morning we had Total cereal, orange juice and 1% milk. Mini pancakes were available, but there was no syrup or butter (sugar [...]
Some days you’re the windshield; Some days you’re the bug. I decided to customize my email program. I have incredimail and I like it very much. I use it to consolidate several different email addresses. I went into the program the other day to delete an obsolete address I haven’t [...]
Some of you may be surprised by this news, but teachers aren’t people. They are public school furniture and do not function outside of school hours. Just ask any first grader. My first teaching job in Vegas was 1st grade remedial reading. One of my students was a fire-haired, freckle [...]
This morning, Mona, one of my students, brought in the word “over-achiever” and asked me to explain it. The conversation involved the whole class, but it was an unplanned, totally off the cuff, 30 second lesson. I promptly forgot it and we moved on to reading, math, and lunch. After [...]