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Category Archives: life
After You’ve Done All You Can…
From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. Right now I am listening to one of my favorite songs of all time- Stand by Donnie McClurkin. This song has gotten me through so many different situations. I’m listening to it … Continue reading
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Twenty Extra Minutes…
From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. Dear Readers, Let me just give you a little background information. I work in a big building with a lot of empty classrooms. I am alone in my wing of the building. … Continue reading
Validating Me in the Wrong Way?
From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. Today, I was talking to a popular sub @ my school who has the same teaching style I do. She’s tough! well, I was talking to her about my class’ behavior and … Continue reading
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That’s Not Lodging!!!
From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. Dear Readers, I’m a little miffed right now. Why? Well, I have training tomorrow. Seems like it’s going to be a pretty good training. However, I only agreed to attend the training, … Continue reading
A PROCRASTINATORSAURUS or (Getting to the Root of Procrastination…)
From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. Lately, I’ve been on a mission to rid myself, or rather, make more manageable, my procrastination problem. It had become a really big problem. It’s so bad that I have papers in … Continue reading
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Addressing Drama! Part 3
From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. Dear Readers, The girls, save one, have returned their permission slips and have begun seeing the Art Therapist. Since I got mad at them the week before last about all of their … Continue reading
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Priorities, People, Priorities!!!
From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. WOW!!!!!!! One of my students is not coming to school tomorrow because she’s going to Disneyland. REALLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYY!!!! This student is absent once a week. Should her parents really be upset when she … Continue reading
Addressing Drama! Part 2
From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. Well, I’ve hopefully discovered the solution for the drama queens & kings in my classrooms. Since I work at a Jesuit school, we have Ignatian volunteers. We have a school psychologist, a … Continue reading
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10 Simple Truths I’ve Learned About Education
From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. Working in education makes you one tough mutha’, shut yo’ mouth! Although I may get off track and temporarily want to smack someone (as with MFH), I’ve learned many simple truths that … Continue reading
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What Do You Get When You Combine A Mother with A Teacher?!@#$
From Special Ed. over on Special 2 Me. My daughter, being the Beggin’ Bessie that she is, keeps asking for money to join all these different websites. I, being the wonderful teacher that I am, did what any mother would … Continue reading
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