What’s the Mission?
I’m currently involved in administering standardized tests to fourth and fifth grade students. Educators often have a love-hate relationship with testing, and it’s no different here. Testing is difficult for a lot of kids; it stresses them out, and it takes time away from actual instruction. Given that testing is difficult for older elementary students [...]
According to my stats page, someone found my blog by searching for “how to find a good catholic husband.” That’s awesome, because I actually have the answer to that one, as given to me (unsolicited) by a priest when I was 23 and unmarried: Pray to Saint Joseph for a good husband. It’s as simple [...]
I think EOL may be my most read post now. It’s definitely the one that’s getting traffic every day. Today, I got a comment that must have been from a supporter of Colonel Harry Riley (ret.), who is one of the main subjects of the blog entry. She posted another message from the Colonel — [...]
Some people have expressed their concern over whether I survived the slumber party. I thank you for your sympathy. I am still here! I am still recovering, though. They stayed awake until after 1, and there was some “she’s being mean to me” drama, but it all turned out OK. Then last night and tonight [...]
We’re having a slumber party for eight tonight (my eldest daughter’s birthday). I’ve still got stuff to do, but I really feel like hiding somewhere with a book, or maybe a laptop. Oh, well.
These are two different sites that both have the word “social” in their descriptions. Propeller.com is a social news site. It’s similar to Digg and many bookmark-sharing sites. Users can submit news stories that they like or think are important (or that they want to promote), and other users can vote for the stories. Stories [...]
