This morning before school: Student: Mrs. Butler? You remind me of something. Me: SomeTHING? What thing might that be? Student: You ...

I am up and running on Teachers Pay Teachers!  Yay!  One resolution for the new year in the bag! I am having such fun being creative, a...

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 ...