“Isn’t Kindergarten Supposed to be PUN?!?!”
“ Isn’t Kindergarten supposed to be PUN?!” Translation: Isn’t Kindergarten is supposed to be FUN?! The most constructive and valuable…
Rookie Moves
Now that I’ve returned to the classroom, people keep asking: “How is it going?” And my answer has been pretty…
Worth It
I pursued National Board Certification ten years ago. I was in my 9th year of teaching the same grade, in…
Should We Save a Slice for Charters?
Donnie Dicus got me thinking about charter schools in Arizona. It disgusts me that corporations with absolutely no fidelity to…
Digressions, Gripes, and My Hypocrisy
I’m going to start with a digression (a pregression?). I get poems stuck in my head, just like music. Two…
Who Gets the Biggest Piece?
A huge blow struck the charter school system in Washington this past week. A Washington supreme court ruled that charter…
“Do You Have To Leave Us?”
“Mrs. Maloney, why do you have to leave us?” Her big gray eyes looked up at me pleadingly as she…
The Mirage: Are We Flailing?
My last post discussed the Mirage Report and the subsequent fallout. This one is not about the report, but it…
Why I Stay: This Battle is Worth It!
A few years ago, I heard a Dana Goldstein interview on NPR about her book, called The Teacher Wars: A…
Why I Stay
I hope my readers will indulge me with this one. The Beatles play on vinyl in my earliest memories, and…
