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Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus

March 10, 2010 – 6:19 pm

Mamacita says:  At the risk of exposing my Harry Potter obsession to the world – and it’s no doubt far too late to worry about that – I have been looking at the series with my teacher-eyes lately and have noticed some pretty awesome things.
At age eleven,  children were expected to know the basic skills [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Education, English, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Political Correctness, Scheiss Weekly, Things Nice People Already Know, children, fools, schools, teenagers | Comments (8)

It Might Be INSIDE the Classroom, But It’s Still BULLYING!!!

March 2, 2010 – 8:13 pm

Mamacita says:  So many of the teachers I’ve spoken to lately are frustrated almost beyond words by their schools’ insistence that they keep disruptive, non-participatory, and often violent students in their classrooms, to the severe detriment of the other children.
All students have a right to be educated in their least restrictive environment.  How can this [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Education, Family, It's Outrageous!, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Not the imitation Mamacita, Political Correctness, Scheiss Weekly, The real Mamacita, Things Nice People Already Know, children, parenting, schools | Comments (2)

Why Are We Allowing Schools to Punish the VICTIMS of Bullying, and Not the Bullies?

February 15, 2010 – 12:10 am

Mamacita says:  There is nothing on the planet as important as our kids, and we really need to keep aware of what’s going on in their world. Even when we don’t like to admit that these things are happening.
Oftimes, those things that are the hardest to believe, are the very things that are really happening.
Look [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Education, It's Outrageous!, Jane Goodwin, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Political Correctness, Politics, Scheiss Weekly, Things Nice People Already Know, Uncategorized, children, memories, parenting, schools | Comments (3)

Intercourse, Asses, and Dwarves in Gay Apparel

January 29, 2010 – 12:05 am

Mamacita says:  I loathe euphemisms and most political correctness.  They cheapen the language.
Euphemisms and PC are a kind of censorship, and censorship is the action of a weak, fearful,  and ignorant mind.  Smart people understand that many words have more than one meaning.  Weak and ignorant people can’t, and, unfortunately, weak and ignorant people seem [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Censorship, Education, Humor, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Literature, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Movies, Political Correctness, Scheiss Weekly, The real Mamacita, Things Nice People Already Know | Comments (12)

Wherefore Scheiss? Oh, and I Do NOT Have A Dead Bird in My Pocket.

December 2, 2009 – 12:33 am

Mamacita says:  I was reading my dear online friend Judy’s blog tonight and stole this meme idea from her.  Thank you, Judy.  I haven’t done a meme for a while, mostly because I loathe them, but this one appealed to me so here goes:  How I Named My Blog.
Back in early 2004, my friend Wes [...]

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Dear Parents: Every Child Deserves An Audience. Stay In Your Seat. And Shut Up.

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 time [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Christmas, Education, Family, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Not the imitation Mamacita, Oh No She Dinnit, Political Correctness, Scheiss Weekly, The Arts, The Things We Do For Love, The real Mamacita, Things Nice People Already Know, children, fools, holidays, love, memories, music, nostalgia, parenting, schools, work ethic | Comments (4)

Zero Tolerance? Don’t Get Me Started. . . .

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 fourth, [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Education, Family, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Not the imitation Mamacita, Oh No She Dinnit, Political Correctness, Scheiss Weekly, The real Mamacita, Things Nice People Already Know, children, fools, parenting, religion, schools | Comments (1)

Quotation Saturday: Our Presidents Speak

September 5, 2009 – 5:02 pm

Mamacita says: Before I say anything else, I want to send a huge, grateful shout-out to Mocha Momma!  You should all be reading her blog anyway, because she’s great, but add to all that, I’ve won a laptop from her blog contest!  Oh, Momma, I can’t thank you enough! I’m going to find you [...]

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Hands Off My Pencils or You’ll Be Sorry

August 11, 2009 – 7:05 am

School will be starting soon – or maybe it already has – for most kids, and each year at about this time I like to re-run this post about an issue that really, really makes me want to kill somebody and put his/her head on a post in the WalMart parking lot bothers [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, My daughter, My son, Not the imitation Mamacita, Political Correctness, Scheiss Weekly, The real Mamacita, Things Nice People Already Know, Uncategorized, children, community school supplies, schools, work ethic | Comments (10)

Ten Things Tuesday

July 7, 2009 – 1:25 am

Mamacita says:
1. By the time most of you read this, I’ll be in Colorado at Science in the Rockies, having a fantastic time, learning incredible things, meeting amazing people,  and collecting unbelievable swag.  There are a lot of people in Colorado whom I love dearly;  CALL ME!
2.  My feet are killing me.
3.  It’s [...]

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