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The Right Fit

Recently a friend of mine explained her daughter who is a toddler’s aversion to new clothes. She said that at first when attempting to slide

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June Blue

June Blue June Green June Kind June June I see you you see me and yet, we drag on It’s time almost to part ways

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Test it, Test me!

Each year it stares at me from the wall next to my desk. May 19-June 8: the state testing window I glance at it in

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Finale Shine

9 weeks at long last the finale is so close Light at the end–shine! Fourth Quarter here, now dream2write relax and breathe It’s time to

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Hit the Wall

brick by brick it builds on its own each year completely independent of me and my life oblivious, I carry on working, grading, planning, teaching,

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What’s in a Name Anyway?

Yesterday a colleague questioned my informal style of communicating with the parents of my students.  (I address parents with their first names in emails and

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What’s in a Grade Anyway?

This past week I slammed my little 7th grade students with several back-to-back assessments. I watched helplessly forging forward as their anxiety levels grew each

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Dear Bowl O’ Cereal,

‘Twas the week before the end of the quarter Not a soul could be found relaxing All were stressed, grading everything they saw Grading and

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