Healthy Kids Lunch Program from EVOS
My favorite fast-food place, EVOS, announced today that it will continue to further the growth of the EVOS Healthy Kids Lunch Program at public and private schools in all markets this school year. Launched only two years ago, the company expects to double the number of great-tasting, healthy lunches served in the first three [...]
How to survive FCAT
The FCAT is here, that magical standardized test that spreads stress around like frat boys spread venereal warts. Educators, students, and parents have to deal with pressures that could make soldiers in Libya feel nervous. It’s everyone’s least favorite time of year, but like that man you all elected governor, FCAT isn’t going away anytime [...]
Don’t want my kids raped or shot: One mother’s search for the perfect middle school
Perhaps I should start this post with a clarification. Tampa Bay/Orlando/Lakeland has plenty of perfect middle schools. I happen to be looking for one that’s perfect for my kids. And while we’re on the subject, what the hell? I’m not old enough to have kids in middle school! Oh wait, my Oprah arms beg to [...]
Back-to-school: The most wonderful time of the year
At my children’s school, teachers are being asked to write a profile of themselves for the PTO newsletter. I was asked to submit questions so we might get to know them better. Here are a few of my ideas: Where did you go to school? What previous experience helped you prepare for brilliant children who [...]
How can you tell teachers are ready for summer break?
In about a month, school will be over. My children cannot wait. Me? I’d consider voting for a gun-toting, pro-life Republican (is there any other kind?) if he promised to make year-round schooling a reality. When I taught high school, I felt quite differently about summer vacation. And as much as I loved my students, [...]
Clash of cultures at Cracker Country – Why chaperones drink
Last week, I chaperoned my children’s fourth-grade class on a field trip to Cracker Country. For those outside the Bible belt, and Godspeed, seriously, Cracker Country is a journey back in time to the late 1800s/early 1900s. School groups visit Cracker Country to learn about how people lived in rural Florida at the turn of [...]
Not Sure if This is Because They are Home-Schooled or Because They Live in Georgia
Either way…dumbasses make me laugh. h/t Adam
Plagiarizing Principal Tells Springstead High Valedictorian to Rewrite Speech
If I had a daughter, I’d want her to be a lot like Jem Lugo, a bright and funny senior at Springstead High School in Hernando County. As valedictorian, she was tasked with writing a speech to deliver at her school’s graduation ceremony. I’ve been to several commencement exercises and the speeches given by the [...]
What Five Songs Describe You?
Facebook has a million of these little exercises, but I haven’t seen this one yet. Are there songs that describe your personality, winning smile, or philosophy on life? What are they? Me first. Oh yes, these quotes and songs are perfect. Get to know me and sing along. This first one, perhaps more than the [...]
Sickles High School in Trouble for Crotch Shot Photo
Another Sickles’ goof or goof-up? When I first heard about the bare vagina on display in the pages of Sickles High School’s 2009 yearbook, I laughed out loud. One of those deep belly laughs that last for five minutes. My tongue hangs out. I grab my sides. The works. I could just picture the yearbook [...]
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