I am going to be bold and say, this is my year, also known as The Year of Barb (YOB for short). I understand many others have claimed this year as their own and that’s OK, the year is big enough to accommodate anyone who wants to take it for all it’s worth. One of…
Category Archives: Notes From the Teacher
Wednesday or Wensday?
I’m not saying this is true, but what would it mean if both of my kids spelled the word “Wednesday” incorrectly? Hypothetically speaking, of course, because what sort of mother and teacher would I be if my own children did not know how to correctly spell one of the days of the week? So this…
The Reading Log
The reading log has returned to our home. I hate reading logs. And I am a reading teacher. My son’s school has a 20 minutes per day reading requirement and so we are burdened by the blank, grided sheet of paper each week. There is a state standard that needs to be measured to show…
A Teacher and Some Poison Spray
I have a 7th grader now. She started school the other day and all went well. She has at least one quirky teacher. Her actual sentence was, “Mom, she’s the weirdest person ever.” I’m a teacher, the lady teaches 7th grade, she is allowed to be weird. Remember 7th grade? Boobs, braces, boys, blemishes…….I can see my…
My Candy Land-ish Day of Teaching
I might work in Candy Land. Today my day was filled with all things sweet and joyful. I know there are mud pits and licorice traps and undesirables in Candy Land, but today, I glided through without stepping on one single set back. I greeted my new gang of 4th graders after our 4-day weekend…
The Star Spangled Banner and Me
On my mom’s side of the family there is a full line of Keys. As in people with the last name ”Key”. You may or may not know that our National Anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner”, was written by Francis Scott Key. My mom is a genealogy freak, and I mean that in the best possible…
School Security
Since I’m a “stay at home mom” this week while I am on Spring Break and my kids are in school, I have had the pleasure of driving my children directly to school the last three mornings. Well, maybe not a “pleasure”, but I enjoy seeing them off! This morning while dropping off my 6th grader, I…
