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  • Book Review: The Lady & The Executioner by DaLeena Taylor

    This is a short listen (or read) depending on your preference. It only took a couple hours. Spoilers ahead. A young noblewoman being raised by her Uncle and Aunt is accused of murder and sentenced to death by beheading the following day (after a sham trial). The executioner is her best friend who also happens… Read more

  • Sixth Grade Math – A Substitute Story

    A week or two ago I wrote about how happy I am that the seventh graders are innocent and approachable and still very much children. Well… the word that comes to mind for the sixth grade class is “feral”. These kids are HIGH energy. They are chaos. They are… without mercy? Hahaha A slight exaggeration,… Read more

  • More Names…

    A new school, a new list of names… Favorites: New to me: Most unique: Unsure of Pronunciation: Points for spelling: Transmigrated Heroes/Villains from an Arthurian Fantasy Read more

  • A Steve By Any Other Name…

    I have had a list of favorite names for as long as I can remember. The top name, number one in my heart, mind and soul, is Steve. (Not Stephen. Steve.) When I teach I like to star the names that stick out to me that I might want to add to my list. Here… Read more

  • Tweens Today

    I am thankful that the drama during my first teaching assignment this year was mild. I had students who in years past have caused MAJOR issues in the classroom, and today they were on their best behavior. There was some drama in my second to last class of the day. After lunch a young lady… Read more

  • Book Review: By Love Unveiled by Sabrina Jeffries

    I have listened to this book twice. I like it that much. I also have been repeatedly disappointed by audiobooks lately, so I wanted to listen to something I knew I loved. SPOILERS AHEAD This book starts with a young noblewoman whose mother is a gypsy. (But they tell everyone she’s Spanish.) Her mother dies,… Read more