Mamacita says: It’s absolutely POURING down rain, and I’m really glad because I love to lie in bed and listen to the rain as I drift off to sleep. However, tomorrow is an early-to-work day, and a hard rain as … Continue reading
Category Archives: work ethic
Mamacita says: 1. I’m tired. 2. I have forty essays to grade before I can go to bed. 3. It’s almost 3 a.m. 4. They are not good essays. 5. They are, in fact, terrible essays. 6. Spell-check is not … Continue reading
Mamacita says: 1. Family snapshots are still strewn all over the living room floor. They’ll be there until the family gets here to go through them. A word of advice: label all of your pictures while you still remember names … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Students, WHATEVER ELSE you may say or do after you’ve been absent, don’t EVER waltz into a class the next session and say, “Did we do anything while I was absent?” Or, “Did I miss anything?” Or, “Do … Continue reading
Mamacita says: My real life is so, well, ordinary. I mean, doesn’t everybody have a human skull in the linen closet and singing wall art? I had children, and a job, and I felt obligated to set some kind of … Continue reading
Mamacita says: It really bothers me; it bothers me way out of proportion; it bothers me TERRIBLY, that so many elementary teachers refuse to teach cursive handwriting now. There are many reasons for this, the three biggest being lack of … Continue reading