At dismissal, breathing in the crisp, outside air: Student: It smells like wine out here! Me: How do you know what wine smells like? Stu...

Heard from across the classroom: Student: MRS. BUTLER! OH MY GOD!! Me: (said nothing, maybe a quick pants check...) Student: YERTLE AND ...

The universe has told me to write. So I'm listening.

We are in countdown mode these days at school, and in a constant state of bitter-sweetness. We'll jump for joy that days of sleeping ...

Once in a while as a teacher or parent, you hear your well thought out, sage advice echoed back from a student or your own child. And it ...

After recess today, we had the usual debriefing conversations as the kids walked back into the classroom.  I'm pretty sure it was the...

Happy Friday! I had a rather accomplished day,  if I do say so myself.  Before lunch at noon, I had answered approximately 500 questions...