It turns out that being a Caped Site Lead for summer school takes more energy than I thought. Either that, or my expectation of energy expenditure was too low, and my actual energy expenditure was too high, resulting in an all-over slug-like laziness. Anyhoo (yes, I will tell you about Nana and the “anyhoo”), I…
I received an email from a former student this morning. She is a-maze-ing. I told her I will be taking credit for that. Just to ease the minds of folks who might think I actually think I mean that, I don’t. In reality, I will only take credit for realizing she is amazing. In my…
I had a plan to do something cool for my 100th post. I’ve seen my blogging friends do it (here), and thought I might as well. Alas, I missed it. This is my 102th post (pronounced one hundred tooth). I suppose this is all for the best, since I have nothing to give away. But……
I just learned something important. You can’t go willy nilly about town creating words. I’ve been using the word “wog” to describe my lackluster running (get it? walk+jog=wog? It’s math.). I’ve found myself quite amusing for the past few months as I bandied this word about. This morning, I looked it up to see if I…
It’s Father’s Day, and as I’ve mentioned before (here and here) even Super Teachers have Dads. I want to send a shout-out to my Pops. He was the first to support and, dare I say, read this blog with regularity. He and I have worked through some things in the last thirty-odd years and each…
Today is the last day of school. There are many things I would like to post–photos, the end-of-the-year slideshow, the quilt. Most of it I can’t show because it has identifying information on it. Instead, I will wish my little 8th Grade turkey-butts success and joy on their next adventure. It is bittersweet to…
I have mentioned my superstar cousin’s blog in at least one previous post–klt:sketchbook. While I have followed her career with interest and awe, have loved to watch her business grow and gain well-deserved recognition, and eagerly await each new creation from her company klt:works, I have now taken to just plain copying her. Each Monday…
Student at lunch: A: Boss, do I have rice in my ear? Ms. M: (checks briefly for offending rice particle) Ummmm… nope…?
We are making our Second Annual End-of-the-Year Classroom Quilt (I see it needs a new name). I am unable to include photos because each student appliqued their name along with some personally meaningful symbols on their square. I will, when it is done, try to take and crop photos so that you can see some…
I have learned many lessons from my Pops. I hear myself sounding like him on a daily basis in my classroom. This morning, though, I remembered a lesson I learned while learning to drive. Among other issues, I had a habit of forgetting to turn my headlights on as evening came on. One day, Pops…
Wear The Cape 