Life and Stuff

I read a lot of other blogs. Probably shouldn’t admit to the actual number, but er. . . a lot.
I read one written by a she-ro librarian mom. (Language Arts teachers think librarians are super-cool. Sort of a natural affinity and all.) She’s pretty and vibrant and insightful and well-loved, and has kids that I […]

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…it is encouraging to see that I seem to be doing something consistently “right” to get the kids to pass the thing. Even though I personally think that standardized testing is as useful as having extra non-opposable toes.
Got state end-of-grade test results back today. I teach 100 kids. Less than a handful did not pass […]

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Ask around; I’ve been a lot of things in my life, but “go-getter-advocate-type-on-the-BUDGET-committee” would not be one of them. “Kim” and “budget committee” are not two great tastes that taste great together.
Until, that is, I got all riled up about all kinds of whatnot and hoo-ha. Me fired up = I start doing that eyebrow […]

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Where have you been? I have been, and am, teaching in a new district, living in a new home, and otherwise enjoying great happiness and general calm. I have been intently focused on being the veryveryvery best eighth grade English teacher that I can be within a ten-county radius. I’ve got lotsa support and lurve […]

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