Donate Now Yesterday I met with my PD where she gave me the following slightly adjusted information: my kids grew .6 years in reading. That’s roughly on track with what they should do, with the exception of the fact that we started at a end of 2nd grade level. This also glaringly points out the…

Donate Now My friend commented that in no other place on the internet is there such a concentration of high highs and low lows. My blog is no exception. Sorry for the last post. Consider it venting… This monday/tuesday one two punch has been not horrible, which is all anyone can ask for in the…

i am in the wrong job. not because i don’t enjoy myself (sometimes) but because i have no idea what i’m doing and it’s obvious in my test scores. i am horrified and heartbroken.

Today, we took our language landmark. I went all out in our test preparation, by which i mean all the ridiculous things we do to “prepare” ourselves for the test. This involves: 1) saying our class cheer (which we do loudly, while other classes are ACTUALLY testing) 2) wearing our beads of knowledge, which we…

Dehzmin is one of the reasons why I like to stay after school. Though he is not in my class (homeroom, spelling, or reading), and though we had no formal introduction, he comes into my room every day after school just to…spend time with me. He’ll dance for me, he’ll tell me stories and jokes…