Monthly Archives: May, 2010
Student Evaluations
When I was teaching at the college level, I knew that at some point towards the end of the semester, I would get an on-campus mail envelope full of Scantron forms, narrative forms, and the kind of pencils you get when you go play mini-golf. That’s when I knew that it was evaluation time, that …
Geeking Out
This post is a quick shout-out to Laura at Geekymom.com, who just landed a tech coordinator job at an independent girls’ school! Congratulations, Laura, I think you’ll be great, and I’m so excited to read what you are able to post about your work! I was reading through her comments and saw a mention from …
Eight
My girls are turning eight. Friday, we began a week of festivities when we read stories in their classes and handed out stickers, then met my mother to see a movie and have dinner. Saturday, they have a piano recital and Roller Derby with the Brownies, and I’m sure we’ll spend much of the weekend …
Faeryland
Today I took my girls to the Maryland Faerie Festival, an offshoot of the larger, more established one in Pennsylvania. I had heard about it a year or two ago and thought the girls might enjoy it, so when we actually had the weekend free, I thought we’d give it a chance. If you’ve ever …
Boost
Sometimes, just when you need it, you get a little boost. Maybe it’s a class that goes really well, where even the sleepiest student is suddenly engaged, or maybe it’s an hour spent with a good friend that leaves you feel content and understood. Sometimes, it’s seeing weeks of work and time and effort pay …
New Look
I got adventurous today and tried one of the brand new WordPress themes, which I rarely do because I’m not the biggest fan of change. When given the chance, I usually stick to the tried-and-true, but at the end of a long and draining Monday, I thought it might be fun to mess around a …
My Heart’s Quiet Home
At first, I wanted to make a quick post, a lovely sonnet to mark Mother’s Day, a holiday that has multiple, onion-like, layers of meaning to me now that I am a mother too. But this year, it is especially poignant to me. This weekend, a funeral is being held for a young woman who …
The Right Season
In my post about National Poetry Month, I outlined my plans for celebrating poetry in my work life and in my writerly life. I talked about posters and projects for school and writing a poem a day, which I did last year and really enjoyed. And my work goals came true: I had students posting …
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