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Mamacita says: Ten years and three months ago, a former student told me that I should start a blog. “You’ve got such a lot to say about the world,” he said. “Who cares what I think about the world?” I … Continue reading
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Mamacita says: The kitchen still smells like watermelon even though I threw out the rinds last night. I’m sensitive to odors and it’s hard to work in here right now because to me, melons stink. They stink like skunks stink. … Continue reading
Mamacita says: While it is true that I tend to rant and rave about how far too many students (one is too many) can’t read or write or add two numbers together, and how far too many students (one is … Continue reading
Mamacita says: I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the children who grow up in households wherein there are no books are generally the kids who end up in the slow class at school. There are exceptions, of course, … Continue reading
This post is sponsored by Oxytrol and BlogHer.The reinvention of ME and the reason for that reinvention are both the result of an invention – specifically, computers. I was a middle school teacher, and had been for over twenty years. … Continue reading
This is a rerun, but it’s an issue I wanted to discuss again. “No two people are alike, and both of them are damn glad of it.” Mamacita says: That’s a quotation; that’s not me saying “damn,” although I frequently … Continue reading