I hope you all read the title “SPAW! SPAW!” to the sound effect of a large predatory bird cawing. No? Well I did in my…
Read MoreYou Are All Winners. But Only One Gets A Prize.
Last week, I ran a contest to win this fabulous classroom observation app for the iPad. Using a random number generator, the winner is… “JFValerie”!…
Read MoreLittle.
I warned you guys that since I’m on maternity leave, posts were going to be a bit baby-o-centric. Today’s post is about baby laundry. But…
Read MoreGo On, Win Yerself Something Purdy.
I love getting emails from readers, especially when they offer something pretty for my readers. I tend to not pimp out things to buy on…
Read MoreMy Favorite Halloween Game.
I have this game I play whenever I’m testing students around Halloween. It’s called “Halloween or Emotional Disturbance?”* Around this time of year, when I…
Read MoreBullied.
I just received a threatening email from Amazon Kindle. They (the royal “they”) said they noticed I hadn’t posted in over 30 days and they…
Read More“Labor” Day Confession—Why I Didn’t Go Back to School This Year
I have a confession. I didn’t go back to work as a school psychologist in the public schools this year. You may or may not…
Read MoreMy One-Woman Fight to Call It Something Else.
It’s back to school “professional development” time! In my district, we call them “PD Days” and in my mind, every time, I call them P….
Read MoreMindfulness. So Hot Right Now.
I am not a trendsetter. I am a reluctant, late adopter of newfangled technology, and I want to see the research before I try something…
Read MorePulling Your Weight.
I have a confession, which long time readers will already know. I can’t stand icebreakers. It dates back to college when I joined a million…
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