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Making the Grade. . . .

July 11, 2010 – 12:02 am

Mamacita says:  I hate to admit this, but this was my attitude about my kids’ grades, kind of. . . . Factor in individuality, talent, brains, work habits, etc, and you can’t help but have a set of expectations, and expectations should be met. I know that there are exceptions to this and most other [...]

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I Agree With Aristotle.

July 3, 2010 – 3:46 am

Mamacita says:  There are many things that are wrong with and in this country – many, many things. Open a newspaper, watch television, listen to the radio, surf around the blogosphere, pretty much all we hear about are the things that are wrong. We SHOULD be hearing about them, too; if we don’t hear about [...]

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Is Your Child A Civilized, Sentient Person?

June 17, 2010 – 11:43 am

Mamacita says:  Don’t get me wrong. I believe in testing: to a point. I do not believe that a student who can’t pass a simple test of basic skills should be graduated from high school. I do not believe that a student who can’t pass a simple test of basic skills should be promoted at [...]

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It’s True. I’m A Snob. You Should Be, Too.

June 13, 2010 – 7:41 pm

This is from several years ago, but it’s been updated, and it’s still true.  I don’t suffer fools gladly, and I don’t think you should, either. A great deal of the world’s problems stem from suffering fools. Mamacita says:  When people’s lives are focused primarily on television shows, celebrity antics, pizza delivery, Nascar *, sports, [...]

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Get Thee to a Conference, for Those Who Hone Not Their Skillz are as Useless as a Shoehorn in a Proctologist’s Office

June 9, 2010 – 12:40 am

Mamacita says:  Whatever you do for a living, and particularly if you work in education, I think it is of vital importance that you try to keep up with what’s going on in that area.  I work in education and social media, and I go to every conference I can afford, and even some I [...]

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Facts Are The Enemy of Truth

May 22, 2010 – 6:12 pm

Repost from May 19, 2006.  Because it was on my mind.  It’s always on my mind. This is the irrational season When love blooms bright and wild, Had Mary been filled with reason, There’d have been no room for the child. –by Madeleine L’Engle Madeleine has been one of my idols for many years.  I [...]

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Professors Are Mean. Here’s Why.

May 3, 2010 – 11:02 am

Mamacita says: Today is the first day of the rest of your life the last week of the semester – every student’s favorite week, naturally. I predict that several students will come to class NEXT week, and be all astounded and sputtery that the semester is over and they can’t take the final. But then, [...]

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The World At Large. And At Small.

April 18, 2010 – 5:52 pm

Mamacita says:  I tend to stress and focus here on people who are, let us euphemistically say,  somewhat less than nice, or less than hardworking, or less than considerate, etc.  Let’s face it:  those are the people who “stand out” sometimes, which is most unfortunate since such people don’t deserve to stand out. My question [...]

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Why Do It Be: That So Many Adults Are Scum. . . .

March 22, 2010 – 11:10 pm

Mamacita says:  Spring Break is over for me and just beginning for other people, so naturally I’m, to quote Jimmy Fallon, BOTHERED. Oh, not really.  I love my job.  All of them, in fact. In honor of my love for my jobs, I shall dedicate this post to things that BOTHERED me at my former [...]

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Soft Heart and Iron Will

March 18, 2010 – 1:02 am

Mamacita says: Dear students who blew off midterms last week: I foresee dark and stormy days ahead for you. . . . I predict that something difficult and complicated will loom before you, messing up your social life and playing havoc with your bank account. . . .  I fear for your family relationships once [...]

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