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Mamacita says: I first encountered this poem when I was in the third grade in my favorite teen girl detective series – Judy Bolton, of course! (Nancy Drew is but a pale substitute. . . .) After the Bolton … Continue reading
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Mamacita says: Some people don’t like quotations. “They’re not original!” or some such, blahblahblah. I like a good quotation. They make me more original. A good quotation is a thought made sharable. I’ve been collecting quotations since I was in … Continue reading
Mamacita says: There will always be students who have no idea of their standing in a class; honestly, when a student says to me, “How am I doing in this class? What’s my average?” I want to scream. Even if … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Every year, for over twenty years, I taught a unit based on The Diary of Anne Frank. This title refers to the stage play; Anne’s actual diary is titled Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl. Please don’t … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Banned Books Week is coming up this month – Sept. 30 – Oct. 6, 2012. It always saddens me to be reminded that there are such huge hordes of ignorant masses in the United States, and yet, sigh, … Continue reading
Mamacita says: People with tiny, limited vocabularies scare me. I am positive that these are the people who melt down in public and starting stabbing everyone within reach. It’s a fact that the person who throws the first punch generally … Continue reading