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Monthly archives for October, 2010

The End of the Year

The End of the Year

Well, we’ve finally come to the end of another year. It’s been a good year. After doing this for over 20 years, I would think that I had it all figured out,  but every year I learn something new. Maybe when it’s time to retire I’ll get it down. : ) Spending a year with […]

Build a Civil War Soldier

Build a Civil War Soldier

Hello again, It’s been a while since my last post. All of a sudden, you’ll find as a teacher, things just pile up on you and you have no extra time.  Your prep periods are taken with grading an important project or meeting with parents, etc. Well, now that I have time to post, I […]

Testing is Over

Testing is Over

Hello again, Testing is finally over. Every year, we give these state tests to see if we can hit the magic API number for the school. I’m lucky enough to be working at a school that consistently earns the highest scores in the district. I used to stress out about these tests – after all, […]

Cool Website for Teachers Who Need Stuff

Cool Website for Teachers Who Need Stuff

Hello again, Still testing. Getting a lot of stuff done, but not too much teaching. One of my teacher friends told me about a website for teachers who are looking to get stuff donated. It’s called Donors Choose. This website allows teachers to post their project online, and then people can donate money to fund […]