Tag Archives: humor

Que? – A Funny Experience I Had as a First-Year

Scott had developed a shocking trend of “mooning” people on the playground. It was first brought to my attention by the noon-duty aides and then later by other students. Each time I gave him a detention and he missed his recess . . . but the mooning continued so I wrote a note home.

I Control Paper, It Does Not Control Me

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Since I started teaching in 1997, I have had a love/hate relationship with copiers and printers. It can be so cool when you have a crisp, stapled presentation ready for 30 kids stacked flush on your desk ready to deliver. It’s even better when the print actually enhances the learning transaction and the standard [...]

A Joke for the Ladies

Well as the perfect man and the perfect woman were driving with the elf, somehow they got into an accident. Two died and one lived.

This is Why You are Fat :: Review

Well, if you’re not hungry it’s because you haven’t gotten your daily eye candy at “This is Why You are Fat.” Check it out, I recommend it.

Inspiration for the Holidays – Amazing Vision Blog Carnival Ed. 6

This is a collection of links to blogs meant to inspire fellow humans in their many amazing endeavors. It is the sixth edition of Damien Riley’s “Amazing Vision” Blog Carnival.

Use the Grocery Store to Become a Better Communicator

When I go into a grocery store, I see all walks of people and I can “empathize” with most of them.

I Hope Good Things Come in Threes

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It’s been a fun day!  I found out I will be interviewed for a BTSA position in my school district in Thursday.  If you haven’t heard of it it just means I get to work with new teachers helping them get their bearings.  Ought to be oerfect for me since that is mostly my target [...]

Damien Interviews Damien at Postcards

My friend Eric Stefani did this sort of thing and I thought it was so appropriate for my 1,000th post celebration.  If you didn’t know, I often live and write wacky … Head over and leave me a comment won’t you?  Thanks for sharing this meaningless moment with me ;) Have a great day folks. [...]

¿Que? – A Funny Experience I Had as a First-Year

A funny teaching story involving the language barrier between English and Spanish. Scott was a wild and irreverent 4th grader. He was the first out the door at recess and the last one in.

10 Things I Learned in College but not in Class

In that time I told everyone I was in transition, my college years, I was learning just as much outside the classroom as I was in.

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