On Wednesday, I received word that this very blog had won a DENys award. Wow! I hadn’t even known I was in the running.
Dumpster Diving
on May 24, 2012 by Laura in Anecdotes, Comments (0)
“Ms. G., there’s a kid passed out in the hallway. Other teachers are there but I thought you would want to know.” In the hallway, a child in black lay […]
Look, Dude…
on by Laura in Anecdotes, Underachievers, Comments (0)
“Ms. G., how did he buy a car with only 5k?” I’d assigned an assignment last week on the cost of cars, a topic students are enormously interested in, being […]
World Book Night 2012
on May 14, 2012 by Laura in Reading and Readings, Underachievers, Comments (0)
2012 marks the entry of the United States into the World Book Night giveaway. On April 23rd, books were given away around the world to encourage literacy. Publishers from around […]
Coffee, Anyone?
on April 11, 2012 by Laura in Anecdotes, Comments (0)
“What’s that?” I asked a sixth-grade student holding a white styrofoam cup with a distinctive lid on it. “Coffee,” I was told. “Hold on. Ms. Harvey lets you drink coffee […]

