November 28, 2009 – 11:58 pm
Teaching at any level requires an energy level many people do not have. Teachers don’t even have it at the end of many long days. People who don’t understand this like to mention vacation days and summers off, usually with “that look” on their faces. They don’t understand. When teachers get home, they’ve got all [...]
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November 24, 2009 – 11:28 pm
Mamacita says: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s wonderful semi-autobiographical Little House series contains some of my very favorite titles of all time. If you don’t have the complete set in your home, TELL Santa Claus to bring it, and no two ways about it. Every home needs these books. Our society needs these stories to help us [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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Posted in Education, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Literature, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Political Correctness, Scheiss Weekly, Social media, writing
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November 24, 2009 – 2:17 pm
Mamacita says: 1. I do not like this holiday overlap so prevalent today, yet my tree is up and ready. Inconsistency, thy name is Jane. 2. I host Thanksgiving for my family, and I look forward to it with an avidity that is actually frightening, and would probably scare ‘em all off if they knew [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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November 22, 2009 – 3:17 am
Mamacita says: A huge thank-you to Super Cool School for posting this video. Billy Madison‘s speech made everyone in the room dumber, but Itay Talgam not only makes the world smarter: he makes the world smile. Somehow, watching this gentleman makes me feel better about the world, and even about. . . me. And that, [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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Posted in Education, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, music, Scheiss Weekly, Social media, The Arts, Video
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November 21, 2009 – 12:54 am
Mamacita says: What’s that? STUPIDITY? How intensely politically incorrect! Gotta love something that’s politically incorrect! Well, I do, anyway. Euphemisms are for the weak. Euphemisms cheapen our language, and draw our attention away from important things. 1. Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe. — Albert [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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Posted in Education, fools, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Political Correctness, Quotation Saturday, quotes, Scheiss Weekly
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November 20, 2009 – 3:46 pm
Mamacita says: I’ve posted about this subject before, but with the approach of holiday season, it’s on my mind again, so I’ve written a new post about this same thing. We’re tired. We work all day and in the evenings, we deserve a few hours to rest, eat, and just, well, unwind. We deserve some [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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November 15, 2009 – 8:45 pm
Mamacita says: It looks so good on paper. You know, like communism and NCLB. The problem with all these things is this: they don’t work. Like an expensive dog with elite genealogy papers and a genetic flaw, they’ll all eventually bite you in the butt and give you second, and if you’re smart, third and [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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November 15, 2009 – 3:31 am
Mamacita says: What, no Quotation Saturday? Apparently not. I’m busy thinking up reasons to put off grading essays and quizzes, trying to keep the cats off the countertops, and harvesting pink roses. I’m also in a bit of a snit – so what’s new? – because some of my students’ topics and content are making [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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November 11, 2009 – 12:05 am
Mean ol’ Miz Roberts, in seventh grade, made us all memorize this poem. I still know it by heart. Thank you, Miz Roberts.
November 7, 2009 – 11:51 pm
Mamacita says: “Community” is something that many people take for granted, and even discount or abuse, but when all is said and done, this “community” thing is the backbone of society. Those of us who work in social media know this, but I wonder sometimes if everybody realizes how very, very important our treatment of [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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Posted in Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Quotation Saturday, quotes, Scheiss Weekly, Social media, Things Nice People Already Know
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