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Candle 2: #HanukkahHoopla
#HanukkahHoopla continues tonight with Candle #2….
Mrs. Schmidt's Wonderful World: Guest Post by Kathy English
My guest blogger today is Kathy English who recalls a wonderful self-contained sixth grade classroom experience for her #TWITS memory….
Candle 1: #HanukkahHoopla!
Tonight is the first night of #HanukkahHoopla! Wanna get a sense of the Hanukkah experience? Follow along for the next 8 days….
A Little #HanukkahHoopla
Starting immediately after Thanksgiving, I noticed that the blogosphere became dominated by posts about Christmas. And that’s cool and all. But I thought: I want some #HanukkahHoopla!…
Follow-Up To The Cat-Eye Post
This giveaway was so much fun. A bunch of people left great comments and tweets. And I got to reconnect with Andra, the person who inspired the post! {weep}…
A Chat with my 7th Grade Android
Recently, Tech Support has become much more private. About everything. Where my 12-year old son used to willingly spill all the beans at once, now he doles them out in microscopic handfuls. …
Hidden Potential: Guest Post by Saucy B.
My guest writer today is Saucy B from The Life and Times of a Self-Proclaimed Saucy Bitch….
A Note to My Father on His 74th Birthday
A quick love note to my father on his 74th birthday….
Are There Alternatives to the College Experience?
Should everyone be expected go to college right out of high school? What else could kids who aren’t hard-wired to continue with formal education do rather than menial labor? Or do you believe that college is the only way to a better life?…
If You're Lucky: Guest Post by Chase McFadden
Today’s guest blogger sharing his teacher memory for #TWITS is the amazing Chase McFadden from Some Species Eat Their Young. I don’t know how I first stumbled upon Chase’s stuff, but I subscribed immediately. I honestly get giddy when his posts roll in. Chase is a comic genius. He’s got like forty-two kids, and he lives on this farm where everyone is always filthy all the time. Or else they are wielding light sabres. Or trying to dig up enormous rocks. Excellent, right?…