OK, so you guys have all seen the Which ___ Are You? quizzes making the rounds on social media, right? I think most of them are hosted on Buzzfeed, but I’m pretty sure I’ve seen some other website names attached to these things as well. When I first saw one, […]
Author: Lola Lolita
The One Characteristic of Effective Teachers
Today was the day general ed teachers met with special ed teachers in our school to discuss the progress of students who are both on caseload and mainstreamed into our subject-area classes. These meetings, while regrettably held during our conference periods and responsible for eating up a large chunk of […]
Your Eggs Are Either Dying or Dead, Ladies. Like Your Dreams.
Breaking news, ladies. Turns out, doctors have been right about how much time you don’t have to pop out a baby; their terminology when delivering such soul-crushing news, however, has been oh-so-wrong. The Huffington Post reports that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has revised their findings that women’s eggs start to […]
Avoid These Fashion Faux Pas in 2014 (And Pretty Much Any Year Ever)
I’m no fashionista, but I like to think I have some idea about how to present myself in public. Sure, I have my sloppy days (which, between you and me, seem to be happening more frequently), but there are some things I would never. Just never. In an attempt to help my […]
What You Can Do to Help Children with Special Needs in Your Community
We all do it: Hear a story on the radio or see one on TV or the internet about a child with special needs facing a difficult circumstance, think about how terrible or sad the details are and wish there were something we could do, then dismiss the story and […]
How Losing One’s Hairstylist is Like Being Abandoned in a Dumpster
I found out today that my hairstylist is moving. And while I’m happy that an exciting new journey awaits her, inside I’m screaming and crying and developing serious abandonment issues. I don’t spend a lot of money on personal pampering — no manicures, pedicures, massages, or waxing. But I do […]
10 Commandments of Teaching
I’ve got teaching on the brain lately. Mostly because that’s what I do and think about all day, but also because it’s the time of the year when the profession starts to encompass every facet of our lives as we endure the stress of standardized tests and anxiously await the […]
Classroom Rules That Should Be Obvious But Are Apparently NOT
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] It’s that time of the school year when tensions are high. In the North, it’s freezing cold, people are in dire need of Vitamin D, our skin is so dry it’s practically flaking off, and we can’t bear to think about the remaining 2 months […]