As I was passing out folders at the end of the day, I called one boy's name, and he replied, "Right here, my good man!" I a...

Today we gave the very first ever 3rd grade STAAR test. (The extra A is for Avocado!)  Today's test was the Math test, so I was pretty u...

For some time now, I've been trying to think of a valid analogy to use that expresses to my kids the importance of showing their work BE...

Yesterday, one of my girls told me that 5+3=7, and when I asked her to try again, she moaned, "It is so hard..." With only one s...

The rush for science projects has begun, and despite my insistence that a project has to be based on a testable question, I have a class fu...

I just passed some kids putting up a bulletin board display in the hall. One of them asked me, "Does this look good?" I replied, ...

There's been a big deal at my school lately over some newly painted assigned parking spots. One of them, brand new, reads "Employee...

The newest Carnival of Education is out on Bellringer s, and I am honored to have a post listed. Thanks to Carol for continuing to put this...

One of my kids copied the homework from someone else. Literally. He took her homework, took it to a copy machine, copied the front and bac...

Picture Day was today. After the events of yesterday, I almost wanted the kids to be photographed in the duck and cover position.

Well, THAT was a new one! I experienced something today that I hadn't experienced in 9 years of teaching (or all the years of schooling,...

Several kids asked me sincerely this morning if today was April Fool's Day. I told them that YESTERDAY was their day to be a fool, not t...

After I witnessed one of my kid's get up and walk closer to the board to look at a problem for about the fourth time today, I had this ...

This was a conversation in my class today... Me: We live in Texas, but Texas is not the biggest state in the United States. Do you know whic...

When I was grading my kids "Ready to STAAR" test over Spring Break (and yes, I hate that name as much as you do), I noticed that o...

Ho hum, it's that depressing time of year. The end of Spring Break. Yuck. It's been so nice to have time off to get stuff done, s...

It's college tournament time, bay-bee!! I invite everyone to join my ESPN tournament challenge bracket site and make your picks. It do...

So at my school, there's a huge hubub about Dr. Seuss' birthday on Friday. Seriously, more precedence has been given to this event ...

Howdy folks, There are still a couple of days left in February, but I'll be honest. I'm itching to get March Madness started! S...

Here was an actual conversation in my room today... Me: What are the types of energy that we talked about yesterday? Student 1: Light! Me:...