I have no Weekend Words that can top this letter from a principal to her students. You can read the full article about this letter HERE. ...

The week has just gotten away from me!  It's been my first full week of summer vacation, a holiday, and I've been prepping for summ...

And, that's my plan on this first weekend of what will hopefully be a great summer vacation!

Things I've said this week as a teacher  that normal people say: Tie your shoes. Put the cap back on the marker when you are ...

"Smart is not something you are, smart is something you get." So true!  This was a quote from Stephanie Harvey that I hear...

I'm going to start this post with an apology for the pictures.  I totally take all my blog pictures with my iPhone.  No fancy cameras h...

Probably the truest statement you will ever read about me!  I remember as a kid, during family parties I would squirrel away in my bedr...

I told you in this post how I am on a clean and purge kick  as my school year is coming to an end in six weeks.   Look what I found! ...

picture source I have had this quote hanging near my desk for years.   It is one of the first things I hang up. 

  You must know him by now!  My friends and I love Kid President ! We love him because he knows the  20 things we should say more o...

As teachers, we try to make hard fun.  But, sometimes hard is just hard. I have seen students struggle and when I ask what is happening...

So, Spring Break.  This past week has been mine.  I left school on Friday with incomplete lesson plans and lots of papers to grade.  No...

picture source Working with children reading 1-2+ years below grade level, I find this to be a mindful quote.  In a time where data d...