This is the post in which I realize that crazy has become normal. Since I’ve been immersed in crazy for 7 years, I didn’t even…
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I recently got in a fender bender in my car, which I could blame on my dog for being so cute in the back seat,…
Read MoreThe First Two Days Back In Public School: By The Numbers
Number of Icebreakers: 7,000Number of Schools Assigned to Me: 3Number of Days in Working Public School Per Week: 3Ratio of School Psychologist (Me!) to Students:…
Read MoreThe Snap Cup
If there’s one thing educators love even more than reflection, it’s ice breakers. The first week back is full of “getting to know you activities”…
Read MoreChecklist for New Teachers
Class List? Check. Office Max trip? Check.New lunchbox? Check.Systematic Classroom Management Plan designed to set the stage for the whole year? Um….. I have been…
Read MoreBack to School- Right on Target
I have so many mixed emotions about returning to the school district next week. On the one hand, I will have to give up my…
Read MoreThe Wackness in Education
I love independent films. I went to one last night called “The Wackness” about a drug dealer kid in NYC in 1994, who falls in…
Read MoreFind Your Path
I love educational psychology conferences. I love the big fat program with 10 million presentations on some obscure facet of learning that I can file…
Read MoreNFTSP Spam-Fest!
I don’t know if anyone else who subscribes to my blog got spammed this morning, but I sure did. Yes, I subscribe to my own…
Read MoreReflecting on the Reflection of My Reflection
Anyone who has been through graduate school in psychology or education knows that the standard pedagogical practice in most classes is to reflect on what…
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