T’was the first day back from a two-week vay-cay. All the punkin’ heads were reading their books. Ms. M. notices A. leafing a little too quickly through his and questions his actions. A. replies, “I’m looking for a hyphenated modifier.” And he was! It’s a good day when one of your little turtle doves learns…
School starts back up on Monday. How does a caped teacher go back to the grind after two lovely weeks off? What’s that quote about faking it until you make it? While many of us miss our little pumpkin-heads, and worry about them, and think of great things for them to learn, we still cherish…
California isn’t the only state making huge cuts to schools, but it is one of the few states with a movie star governor and movie star parents. So, we get videos like this. Hot for Teachers w/ Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green from Megan Fox
Okay, so I am not really performing any construction here. I just love those “Pardon Our Mess” signs, though and wanted to warn y’all that I put a gadget on the right side of the blog that lists ads. I’m just trying it out and will see if anything comes of it. Basically people have…
This caped teacher is using her spidey senses (don’t knock the mixed metaphor, and please don’t point out that Spiderman does not wear a cape, or that capes are the undoing of super heroes as is posited on The Incredibles. I’m doing my best here…) and seeing that her readers would like to know just…
April 4, 2010 I am wondering if this blog appears a little… shall we say… cocky. After all, I am calling myself a superhero on a regular basis and even put a cape on and fly around my classroom at times. I use the terms “super teacher,” “caped crusader,” and “hero” quite easily. I thought…
Student walks in, reaches into his pocket and says, in a decent Scarface impression: “Say ‘allo to my little… “ Student pulls out a pen. “…pen.” Student smiles. Note: It has been pointed out to me that this little quote could be seen as threatening–at least considering the Scarface reference and the fact that the…
For Spirit Day yesterday, I used a project inspired by the book Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold. In this story a girl imagines she is flying above the night skies of New York and claiming it for herself. She reclaims the union building that won’t let her father join due to the color of his…
Wear The Cape 