Clear the One

All teachers and most of everyone else is aware that student behavior is at its most severe in the mainstream classroom. Personally, I have seen behavior classrooms that were more stable than some mainstream rooms. It shouldn’t be a surprise really.

I’ve Got a New Gratitude

Hello November! We made it! We battled through the steamiest, sweatiest October of recent memory. The costumes have been boxed up. The candy is eaten. Ok, the kids think it’s been eaten but there’s that one sack of bite sized name brand chocolate in the top of your closet, mom. We see you.

After the Honeymoon

By the middle of September, we are well into the first semester of school. Back-to-school routines are in place, and the newness of shoes, uniforms, supplies and the classroom has worn off. The formerly compliant, respectful and pleasant attitudes of some students have waned.

If a Picture Paints a Thousand Words

The door opens. I freeze. They shouldn’t be home yet. Dropping onto my stomach in the dark living room, I slither my way in between the couch and the wall. “Don’t breathe,” I say, hopefully to myself and not out loud, though I can’t be sure.

City of Crandall Passes Bullying Ordinance

On Monday, October 7, the City of Crandall made a significant move in the ongoing battle against bullying.