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
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Mamacita says: Most of you have never seen this picture before. Most of you have never known a time when television wasn’t a 24-hour marathon of programming. This is a test pattern. If you turned on your television after midnight, this is all you saw.
The fact is, things used to have down time. [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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Mamacita says: There’s no actual theme for this week’s Quotation Saturday; it’s full of random wordbytes of wisdom. Oh, and if you don’t see any wisdom, you’re not looking closely enough.
Oh, and you know what “they” say. . .that’s the omnipotent antecedentless “they” of the ages. . .if you are offended by a quotation, you [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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Mamacita says: This topic has been on my mind lately (as usual), so I’m re-running this post from March of 2008.
Oh please, society, let us learn from the past, just a little bit?
“Francie thought it was the most beautiful church in Brooklyn. It was made of old gray stone and had twin spires [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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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
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February 28, 2010 – 5:20 pm
Mamacita says: the weekend is almost over – indeed, on Sunday afternoon, the weekend is as good as over because that’s when the depression starts, although it’s not as bad as it used to be. More than anything else, it’s the “have to get up in the morning as normal people always do” that hits [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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February 27, 2010 – 3:18 am
Mamacita says: This weekend is unlike any I’ve ever experienced, ever. I can’t remember it ever happening, anyway. If you are a pervert, burglar, murderer, or one of my stalkers, please cover your eyes as other people read the following: I’m alone in the house, ie, nobody’s home but me.
And since it’s temporary, it’s bloody [...]
February 24, 2010 – 12:23 am
Mamacita says: These particular scum-sucking spawn “humanoids” are once again being discussed in the Blogosphere, so I’m re-running my own take on them. I refer to Michael and Debi Pearl.
I beg of you all, do not buy any books by these people. (link removed on advice from much smarter person than me.) [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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Also posted in Education, Family, It's Outrageous!, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, Scheiss Weekly, Things Nice People Already Know, Uncategorized, children, parenting
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February 21, 2010 – 12:32 am
Mamacita says: Since southern Indiana has been covered with snow for two weeks now, I thought I’d use that same idea for Quotation Saturday. The forecast for tomorrow night, indeed, is for more snow, but unless the “feel” of the air changes between now and then, I would put my money – if I had [...]
February 19, 2010 – 6:45 pm
I posted part of this a couple of years ago, but it’s the weekend and I think it bears posting again because when I think of all those exhausted teens being dragged from their beds because some adult thinks that because he’s up, everyone should be up, I get really angry on behalf of the [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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