If middle school students were pirates, I can only imagine the number of times I would have put down a mutiny. Not every day, of course. Heck, not even during those times when the workload became grueling and the homework became relentless. No, I think that if my students had been mutinous scallywags, they’d have…
Absences
Are You Ready for Your Guest Host?
There’s a nasty late-winter cold making its way through the offices of The Mailbox right now. I hope I am one of the last ones to suffer from it, for it is surely insufferable. Somewhere along the line, this particular beast was dubbed The Crud. The Crud leaves you coughing, sniffling, achy, irritable, tired, and…
Where’s that kid going this time?
We’ve all had them. We’ve all managed to deal with it. Maybe you shook your head and thought, “There goes one kid who really needs to be in school everyday.” Or maybe you were envious and thought, “I wish I could take a few unexpected days off too and still come back sharp and ready…