Welcome to the 201st Edition of the Carnival of Education! December has come to represent a plethora of holidays, and each one has lovely things to offer us all. Picture December as a huge pile of glowing, glittering, good-smelling gifts. … Continue reading
Mamacita says: December in an American public school classroom used to be so very, very special. No matter what kind of families lived in the area, and no matter what a child’s family did about December at home, every child … Continue reading
Mamacita says: 1. I have over a hundred essays that must be graded by tonight. 2. A bowl of fresh berries is wonderful beyond all description. Yogi Bear was right. (Boo Boo Bear was a cutie.) 3. I love Burt’s … Continue reading
Mamacita says: This has long been one of my favorite Christmas songs, and when Hugh Jackman and friends sing it, well, be still my heart. What else can anyone say? Musical men are so blazingly sexy. Dear heaven above, so … Continue reading
Mamacita says: More than any other event or day, Christmas ought to be full of tradition and memories, and fraught with a kind of “sameness” that tells each generation that “Christmas is here.” I know I am the yellow M&M … Continue reading
Mamacita says: It seems that there is yet another category in which I am a rare bird: I love to wrap presents for people! In this day and age of stuffing things into gift bags at the last minute, I … Continue reading