Mississippi’s New Attendance Policy – Stop the Hysteria, Moms!
Today in the hair salon, some moms were talking about the state’s new attendance policy. Me after listening…”Retired teacher here. If you want to really […]
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Using “Foldables” to Actively Engage Students
Foldables. High school teachers may have never heard of these. Many elementary teachers, on the other hand, know exactly what I am talking about. Why […]
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Two Book Reviews: The Room in the Attic and The Perfect Marriage
You would think with school starting I would be slow in my reading. Although my reading has not slowed up, my blogging has hence “two […]
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The Family Across the Street by Nicole Trop
Synopsis: Sometimes, the most perfect families are hiding the most terrible secrets. How well do you know the people next door…? Everybody wants to live […]
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Using art to teach economic concepts
Using art to teach economics… who would have thought? A few years ago, I worked with the Mississippi Council on Economic Education and the Mississippi […]
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Using Street Law Resources to Enhance Instruction and Engage Students
Read the following: After his wife left him and he was fired from his job, Anthony Elonis began posting rap lyrics to his Facebook page. […]
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Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer
I was going to wait to write this review in order to process the book and contemplate my “talking points.” However, with school starting back, […]
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The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer
One of my favorite books is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin (do I need to even say who wrote that book?). I remember thinking […]
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“Scarcity” – classroom activities
Below, you will find various resources I have used to to teach basic economics concepts. Many of these activities were created using various resources. Some […]
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Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
Synopsis: (Amazon link) Mallory is delighted to have a new job looking after gorgeous four-year-old, Teddy. She’s been sober for a year and a half […]
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Using Legos to Introduce Gross Domestic Product
For years, I have used Play-Doh to introduce GDP – gross domestic product. Two years ago, I wanted to try something different. After much thought, […]
