Mamacita says: Teachers have a hard time choosing names for their own babies because every name in creation represents a student who behaved like a ______ and told us to _________ and tried to get away with ________ and had … Continue reading
Mamacita says: The first live musical I ever saw was “Oklahoma,” during my junior year of high school. There was no turning back. My life was so small-town, so provincial, so limited. I had never realized that my peers … Continue reading
Mamacita says: The semicolon is important here; it separates two distinctly complete sentences that have a connection to each other. The new commandment is that we love one another. The second sentence instructs us that we love one another as … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Some things, I just can’t get enough of, and fictional worlds are one of mine. The real world as fiction in which evil is not tolerated and always defeated is one of my favorite things. “Uh, Shakespeare in … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Here we go – a huge childish whine about more things I haven’t done yet. Some, I will eventually get around to, but others? When pigs fly. I am in a lot of pain tonight and more bills … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Fact vs. opinion is one of the units I look forward to, difficult though it can be for my students. Helping my students understand the difference between a fact and an opinion is one of the most difficult … Continue reading