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OK, so as I write this I'm watching Sesame Street with my 2 year old.  This big-feathered muppet just announced that the Word on the Street is, get this...Struggle.  I kid you not.  I guess times are tough even on ...

On Christmas Eve, my 2 year-old son and I were driving home to meet my husband, when our Honda CR-V was hit by another car.  It was pretty bad.  But it could have been much worse, for which we are ...

I'm not sure what one can say about this latest story.  AP reports that a number of students at a St Louis middle school are facing suspension for a spirit day gone awry.  But how "Hug a Friend Day" de-evolved ...

An (aspiring) Educator is hosting this week's Carnival of Education #178.  I've tweaked my How to Take Control of Your Teaching list and although it's still in an evolving state, you can read it here.  Enjoy the Carnival and the ...

So my colleague who currently teaches 8th grade Language Arts tripped on a cord, flew to the corner of a table and was momentarily knocked unconscious behind her desk today.  It was during her Honors class.

Look, we all know the statistics.  Many of the hardest-to-teach classes are being taught by the least experienced teachers.  According to Education Week, a study was recently conducted in Philadeliphia evaluating 9th graders, "the make-or-break year for many students on ...

I loved Derek Landy's Skulduggery Pleasant.  Let me say it again: I loved this book.  It's edgy, dark, and hilarious.  I haven't read a vivid character like this is a long time.  Skulduggery is in one breath a rapscallion, a ...