Again I just want to say thanks to everyone who voted for me! The money for those wondering is going into continuing to run the site as well as pay a few medical bills that for some reason they feel I should pay. :) And maybe something pretty…like a new spatula. We are finally getting our summer now that school started back yesterday; well it started back for the districts I sub in at least. I was reading an article and posted it on my personal FB page called “What Teachers Really Want to Tell Parents”. I full heartedly agree with the article, especially the part where they talk about grades. Nowadays when a parent tells me their kid gets straight A’s or is on honor roll, I’ll be honest and say I am not impressed. It truly doesn’t mean what it does anymore. If you ever saw the movie The Freshman where the mob bosses daughter says to the teacher “My father thinks that Clark is an A student. An A student, that’s what my father says” almost rings a little true these … [Read more...]