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Women soldiers? It’s not so unusual in 2015, but back in the 18th century, the very idea would have drawn … More

You Fancy Me Mad?

Fairies waving candied wands… Goblins drooling chocolate malt… Halloween has such a bizarre place in our classrooms. In my school … More

How do you grade a play? I read an article recently about the merits of “gradelessness” in the classroom. It … More

Imagine saying the Pledge of Allegiance to a bright yellow flag featuring a coiled rattlesnake! The history of the flag … More

In my school we’ve taken to referring to our state-of-the-art music room as the “Musicless Room.” Oh, it still says … More

I think much of what I know about teaching, about kids, about life itself, I learned from Spanky and Our … More

I can gripe with the best of ‘em, and every year the teaching profession seems to provide plenty of new … More

Just as all television families seem to live in mini mansions, whenever TV-world students put on plays, the sets are … More

No doubt you’ve had kids ask, “Why do we need to know this stuff?” In my classroom, we spend a … More

McKenna, one of my most “with-it” fourth graders, came up with a new concept I think is worth sharing here. … More