L’il Miss Attitude
Every year, I study my new class rosters and practice saying the names aloud so I don’t sound like a total dork on the first day. One year, I was feeling pretty good until I came to one particular...
View ArticleSubstitute Preacher by Zach Sparer #twits
Today's guest blogger is Zach Sparer. I first met Zach in 1999 as a student in my 11th grade English class. He was in 5th period. I remember this because 5th period was rough for me. I was pregnant...
View ArticleOde to Werner Barth: Guest Post by Larry Hehn
Larry Hehn is my special guest blogger today. He is the brains behind Christian in the Rough, and I feel honored to be the Jewish girl he lets hang around the joint. Larry encourages people to find fun...
View ArticleThose Who Can’t Teach: Guest Post by Tamara Lunardo
Tamara Lunardo is my guest blogger today. Where I sometimes get mired in the details, Tarama is a big picture kind of girl. Tamara's writing is as fresh, edgy and vibrant as she is. Gentle and...
View ArticleDamage Done: Guest Post by Leonore Rodrigues
Today's guest blogger is Leonore from As a Linguist. Leonore and I connected because of our love of language, weird words and proper punctuation. As it turns out, we have quite a few real life things...
View ArticleMy First Grade Teacher Must Have Had Stock In Crayola: Guest Post by Mark...
My guest blogger for #TWITS today is Mark Kaplowitz. I started cyber-crushing on MarKap the minute he came onto the blogging scene. Many of his earliest pieces were Gen X type pieces that made me...
View ArticleLessons From Mrs. Gurney: Guest Post by Penny Thoyts
My guest writer today is Penny Thoyts. She's bopped over from across the pond to tell us about her favourite teacher, Mrs. Gurney. Continue reading →
View ArticleIf You’re Lucky: Guest Post by Chase McFadden
Today's guest blogger sharing his teacher memory for #TWITS is the amazing Chase McFadden from Some Species Eat Their Young. I don't know how I first stumbled upon Chase's stuff, but I subscribed...
View ArticleHidden Potential: Guest Post by Saucy B.
My guest writer today is Saucy B from The Life and Times of a Self-Proclaimed Saucy Bitch. Continue reading →
View ArticleWhen the Teacher Doesn’t ‘Get’ Your Kid: a #LessonLearned by Marilyn Gardner
What Marilyn Gardner did when she learned her son got an F in English. Continue reading →
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