Quintessentially Quilly

George, from my A Super Hero is Born post, wants you all to know that: His real name is not George. Jasmine is not really named, Jasmine, and he did not sit on his hands, he put them behind his back. Other than that, the story was mostly true. He [...]

Today I am the guest poster at Bestest Blog of All-Times. Pop on over and take a peek. Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege. ~unknown Reading through the Stupid Criminal Files is mind-boggling. This is where you meet the less intelligent family members of Dumb [...]

Today my reading students were reading silently and I was engaged in a one-on-one reading conference with a young lady, when an audible, yet unintelligable ripple went through my classroom. I turned my head and saw 19 students staring up. I looked up. Black smoke billowed into our room from [...]

Writing class: today’s topic: Create Your Own Super Hero. The kids were brainstorming. One young lady says, “But where did you get your magic powers, George?” She, apparently took seriously my suggestion that the magic be explained. “You can’t just suddenly have a magic power from nowhere.” “Sure I can, [...]

I am my father’s daughter. If there is someway to tease somebody I will find it. So, last week my co-worker stepped into my room and said, “My I borrow a garbage bag?” I raised my eyebrows, tilted my head and responded, “Borrow it? Were you planning on returning it [...]