I got used to pulling out my wallet for my school kids. The same shopping trip for the shot glasses, my own little boy asked if he could have something-or-another. I remember telling him, “Sweetie, we can’t afford that.”
Posts under ‘I just had to say this’
These Dreams…
Children with a dream are counting on all of us.
The Science of Making Up Stuff
Good Teachers had no problems. So. When there were problems, it must because of: Bad Teachers.
Stupid Test
She’s a very Special Education teacher who is now teaching in Hawaii. She came up to me to give me a hug and to tell me she enjoyed my little speech on stupid testing.
All that fuss about Obama’s speech
The President spoke to America’s students as they begin the school year. I’ve been asked 3,000 times today what all the fuss was about. Why was talk radio and the TV talking heads going full-speed, damn the torpedoes, take no prisoners on… the President’s message to school children that they are responsible for showing up. Doing their homework. Behaving themselves.
