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The Power of the Spoken Word

Once a word leaves the lips, it can't be retracted.  Sometimes, we realize as soon as the letters go zinging out of our mouth that they should never have been uttered, and other times we don't realize it until they have hit their mark. I'm an expert in this field.  I ...

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Primary Teachers Are Not Paid Enough

Primary teachers should be paid more.  They are not paid nearly enough.  One of them and at least 25 squirmy little 5 year olds asking you to tie their shoes. All day long.  They only know some of their letters.  Q's aren't even in their alphabet.  R's are ...

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What Do Teachers do on Christmas Break?

Wouldn't you like to know?!! It is actually a big secret. We don't want anyone to know how we spend our days off. Finding out would change your perspective.  You might form a different opinion of your teacher. So... Okay, I'll share a few secrets. We like to sleep in.  Teachers, ...

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The Difference Between Kindergarten and High School

What's the difference between kindergarten and a high school? About 10 years.  Upon reaching high school a teen can look back and see that it wasn't so very long ago that they were learning how to hold a crayon and tie their shoes. Kinders are shorter. They talk funny. They ...

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Give a Little Grace

I had a bad day this week. I let my stress seep out to my kids. In other words, I took it out on them. Not the first time and, sadly, probably not the last.  I had, as one teacher said, bit off more than I could chew. In fact, I was choking. Up to my neck in paper mâché, paint, ...

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Teach with the Language of Love

Love is not always gentle. Sometimes love has to be tough. Love is not always quiet. Sometimes love has to be loud. Love may cry. Love will laugh. Love is always fair. Always willing to admit a mistake. Love is something we all need to use a little more of when we enter the classroom. I'll ...

My clock and I have a love/hate relationship.  In fact, I can't find much love in it. I've tried an attitude adjustment. I've tried telling myself that I don't hate hearing the alarm when the rest of the world is still quietly sleeping. I've tried telling myself that it is healthy to get up early.  I don't believe myself.

There is nothing positive about getting up in the dark. Nothing. Consequently, my favorite day of the year is Fall Back Sunday.  One extra hour. Bliss. Especially after a week of full moon followed by Halloween.  Come to think of it, one hour won't be enough.

I secretly question the honesty and sanity of people who say they enjoy the morning. Or people who say they even get up early on their days off. What is wrong with these people?  Maybe their mattress is lumpy. Yes, that is definitely the problem. No one. And I mean no one. Gets up before daylight of their own free will because they want to. Something pushes them out of pleasant dreams into the world of reality.

I have to set not one alarm, but two. Two alarms to ring this body into an upright position.  How am I? Vertical. That is about as good as it is going to get until I've had some caffeine and reminded myself how many days until sleep-in Saturday.  Then my eyelids begin to open and my brain begins to function.  I can think again.

Even the mere name 'morning person' brings up scary images in my brain.  Someone chipper with a cheery smile. Someone who is perky and bubbly who goes around saying good morning with a smile plastered all over their face.  Have they ever thought of toning it down a bit? Maybe they could start off with hello and slowly move to good morning.
I'll bet they even jingle!
Nonfiction Flip Books 



By the way, my second favorite day of the year. Snow Day.
Nonfiction passages about Snow! 




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Teachers Stress Levels Rise

9 out of 10 teachers suffer from high levels of stress. That’s like 90%! Well, it is actually 90%. But can you imagine any other profession with numbers this high? I can. Surgeons. Think of the responsibility sitting on the shoulders of surgeons.  Lawyers. They have ...

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