Friends, last week (or was it month?) I wrote about getting “served” by math, and it must be Serve-a-Pol-ooza month. You see, this week, I…
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As many of you who follow me on Facey Face know, I have been that poor kitten holding onto the branch. I have been swamped…
Read MoreMarch Madness Comes Early This Year
Ha Ha! All you basketball sports fans who googled “March Madness” got to my blog about how grade retention and social promotion decisions have come…
Read MoreNo Child Left a Dime: A Call to Action!
Hello friends…I have some exciting news. No, I’m not going on maternity leave. You people are just like the bridal registry peeps at Pottery Barn….
Read MoreThe Non-Glamorous Side of School Psychology
You know what is not interesting about being a school psychologist? Writing up psychoeducational reports. Sure, at first it was exciting, trying to figure out…
Read MoreAwkward Conversation #249: Telling a Parent Her Teenager Has Mental Retardation
It never really gets easier. I get better at my schpeal, but telling a parent their child tested in the retarded range is never easy….
Read MoreMaking Lemonade, Blog Posts, and Whatnot
I accidentally got up at 6am today instead of 7am, and did not realize it until I was fully dressed, ready to go to school….
Read MoreGuest Writer: Debbie Downer
You ever have one of those days when you find out a 14-year-old former student murdered another student? Erm. Me neither. But if I did,…
Read MoreSign of the Times: Obama in Education
As I walked to my school in the heart of the inner city the day after the election, I saw a sign that the day…
Read MoreWelcome to Developmentally Inappropriate University!
In my other life, when I am not wrestling with issues in urban education, I also work in private practice at a number of private…
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