What Makes A Good Principal/Administrator?

Mamacita says:  Most schools are in their last couple of months now, so I thought maybe it was time to post this again, in case a community is in the market for a new principal for next fall.  If any … Continue reading

The Time Is Always Right To Do What Is Right

Mamacita says: Why is this day a holiday in most communities? (This community doesn’t consider it a holiday, but that’s typical for this county.) (None of our schools closed. None of our schools has EVER closed for MLK Day.)(They don’t … Continue reading

Some End-of Semester Thoughts

Mamacita says:  I teach in a community college, and I have found that my hardest-working students are, for the most part, the older ones, the ones who have been out of school for many years, the ones who have been … Continue reading

There Are All Kinds of Enslavement

Mamacita says:  I posted this in 2006, but I’ve been thinking about this same thing all day so here it is again. My blog, my rules. Here’s the post: Is anyone else out there lucky enough to have a job … Continue reading

Euphemisms Cloud the Issues

Mamacita says:  Oh, is it time to be politically correct again? At school? Well, if we must. . . . Now don’t any of you be offended. I mean, “euphorically-challenged.” No one fails a class any more; he’s merely “passing … Continue reading

Agog Amidst A Gig

Mamacita says:  I love to attend conferences; I don’t know how people “keep up” with all the new “stuff” in any profession without going forth and finding out.  Quite honestly, I believe that to fully appreciate the honing of one’s … Continue reading