Teachers and The Knack

Mamacita says: There is a knack to teaching middle and high school students that some teachers never quite learn. I’m not sure it can be learned; it might be an art, a talent one must have at birth. For want … Continue reading

Speeders, Texters, and Other Potential Highway Murderers

Mamacita says:  All right, already, I’ll drive a little faster. Sheesh. But I know good and well who’s going to get pulled over, even with all the other drivers in the world going around me at a hundred miles an … Continue reading

KPC, PAL

Mamacita says:  Ah, acronyms.  Text messaging has given us tons of new ones, all harmless.  Well, unless you’re a parent or teacher, in which case, you really ought to familiarize yourselves with at least some of the rather interesting acronyms … Continue reading

Those Worthless Study Halls. . . .

Mamacita says:  Back in the public schools, I never had very many study halls.  I taught seven academic classes daily, and my colleague Pam and I didn’t even know we were the only teachers in the system to teach seven … Continue reading