It’s that time of year when veteran teachers everywhere keep their eyes glued to their televisions and entertainment magazines. Why? To scan for the names of former students when the Oscar nominees are announced. Or am I the only one who does that? To be honest, I didn’t employ nearly as much dramatic play or…
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Gotta Watch It!
I was pondering what to write about for today’s blog and looked for inspiration by searching the Internet for “historic events on December 18.” Amid a wealth of frankly depressing options, I found this little gem. On this date in 1966, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! aired for the first time on CBS….
This Is a Post About Food Allergies
Let us return once more to the time of burnt-orange and avocado-colored kitchen appliances. It was a time when you considered a friend extremely lucky if he got more than three channels on his family television—a 27-inch screen (with something called a picture tube) embedded in a piece of furniture the size of a small…