Dear Paula Deen, I think you are awesome. I will continue to use clips from your shows in class, and reference you in every discussion w...

Dear Kleenex, I just saw your back to school commercial. Let me point out that an awful lot of schools only just began break. Heck, CPS just...

I've not posted often yet this summer, mainly because it's summer, of course!  I've been working on taking care of all those thi...

Got one of these in your classroom? While I understand that some people like going old school (literally) in this way, I am not a big...

Awkward encounter with 7th grade student at the Y: 'Billy': {gasp!} Mrs. C! What are YOU doing here??!! Me: {recalling recent...

There are at least a couple in every class, and they're contagious. You know who I'm talking about - the clock watchers! These are t...

Now that it's summer, it's time to try some new things - I'm going to start with Twitter! It's not like I have all sorts of ...

If you haven't checked out  learningzonexpress.com yet, now is the time! And no, sadly I get no money from them, I'm just a big fan...

2012-2013...SURVIVED! Hooray for summer! And I am proud to say, I cleaned/purged/organized 99% of my classrooms over the year, so next yea...

You couldn't tell it from today's weather (50 degrees? Are ya kiddin' me???), but it is JUNE! And with a new month comes a new C...