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Mamacita says: 1. Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don’t quite know how to put our love into words. –Harlan Miller 2. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Traditions
Mamacita says: 1. We’re supposed to be on the receiving end of a mighty and majestic ice storm tonight. I hope not. I’ve got candy canes for my students tomorrow. I am hoping, since so many of them didn’t do … Continue reading
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: 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