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Firebug...
I had this one kid that I loved- a Firebug, a troubled kid. By eight, he was running wild on the streets. By nine, he'd spent six months in juvie. By ten, he was known to every police officer and social worker in his n… -
Stuck...
ok.... the truth is .... i'm freaking stuck... i haven't been in this place in a long time.... i'm blaming it on the lack of caffeine. it might be the lack of music, or even that i'm fighting it emotionally... all i can… -
Compound... Invertebrates... and Front End Estimation...
My day with third graders yesterday made me think a long time about why we teach what we teach. In math, we learned two different kinds of estimation- the usual rounding version and front end estimation where only the f… -
Malpractice...
I bumped into my 5th graders (who are now 6th graders) when I went to the cafeteria to pick up lunch for the little Pre-k kids. Theo ran to give me a hug and then quickly backed away when he remembered that 6th grade bo… -
Adjusting...
The idea was that I'd work two or three days a week and spend the other days writing. There was a serious miscalulation in these plans. First off, neither of us really remembered just how exhausting teaching makes me. I… -
It's not a secret...
One of the things that makes me rant is the poor education our kids are getting in even in some of the good classrooms. It's ok if you're bright or even quick to make connections, but if you actually need to be taught s… -
Fair and Just...
I have my ticket home for graduation in June. I had decided not to go and then the simple email came from Keith asking if we'd come surprise his big brother. I read it to the love of my life, sent Keith an email saying …
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