My Thirteenth Year
A record of misadventures in the thirteenth year of teaching
MsThirteen
- Location
- Bay Area Suburb, California, USA
- Title
- Fifth Grade Teacher
- Bio
- A teacher and a parent and a student.
MY RECENT POSTS
- These Kids Deserve So Much
Better.
January 27, 2010 11:31PM - Why Education and Politics
Don't Mix
January 20, 2010 12:45AM - Phone Home
January 19, 2010 10:18PM - Where Are They Now?
December 28, 2009 02:44PM - Is it a Race if You Don't Run?
December 15, 2009 04:17PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “We went on a hunt for
taiyaki a couple of years ago,
and
ended up at May's in
SF.…”
December 15, 2009 02:35PM - “Sweetfeet, the site and
book does have information
for
primary - as well as
image…”
December 12, 2009 08:59PM - “sunbreak - although I am
trying to resist the baiting,
I feel
I must inform you
o…”
November 23, 2009 01:33PM - “catnlion - in response
to your comment about my
line
regarding teaching the
stand…”
November 23, 2009 11:04AM - “@perdidochas - yes, they
are personal supplies. My
students
come to school
witho…”
November 04, 2009 01:36PM
MsThirteen's Links
- New list
- Easel Does It
- Editor’s Pick
- 2763 Views
- 73 Comments
Working my ass off, and still getting the blame...
NOVEMBER 23, 2009 2:23AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 969 Views
- 20 Comments
Achievement Gap Just Gets Bigger and Bigger
OCTOBER 22, 2009 9:27PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 1220 Views
- 12 Comments
How much can we do with $100?
NOVEMBER 3, 2009 9:43PM EST
- 541 Views
- 5 Comments
Keep Your God Out of my Classroom
SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 12:35AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 619 Views
- 6 Comments
On Obama's address, school technology and a very long day
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 9:47PM EDT
- 781 Views
- 6 Comments
Thumbtacks? Are you f'ing kidding me???
OCTOBER 7, 2009 4:21PM EDT
- 277 Views
- 0 Comments
The Janitor as Teacher
OCTOBER 2, 2009 6:09PM EDT
- 293 Views
- 1 Comments
College Acceptance
OCTOBER 27, 2009 12:40AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 822 Views
- 1 Comments
Healthcare and the classroom
NOVEMBER 1, 2009 10:35PM EST
- 177 Views
- 0 Comments
Getting the Key
AUGUST 24, 2009 7:13PM EDT
- 251 Views
- 1 Comments
Stapling weekend
AUGUST 30, 2009 10:27PM EDT
- 253 Views
- 0 Comments
Day two - and so it goes
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 12:51AM EDT
- 461 Views
- 2 Comments
Good teacher, fair test scores - and crisis of faith
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 2:26AM EDT
- 259 Views
- 0 Comments
API, AYP and not making the grade
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 11:58PM EDT
- 841 Views
- 4 Comments
... and then a fight broke out.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 6:59PM EDT
- 386 Views
- 0 Comments
Substitutes, Easels, and field trips
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 9:59PM EDT
- 344 Views
- 1 Comments
English Language Learners and Bad Apples
OCTOBER 19, 2009 10:42PM EDT
- 267 Views
- 0 Comments
The other shoe
NOVEMBER 4, 2009 10:32PM EST
- 343 Views
- 1 Comments
My New Hero, Calpernia Tate
NOVEMBER 8, 2009 10:06PM EST
- 192 Views
- 1 Comments
Phone Home
JANUARY 19, 2010 10:18PM EST
- 345 Views
- 1 Comments
These Kids Deserve So Much Better.
JANUARY 27, 2010 11:31PM EST
- 234 Views
- 0 Comments
My Thirteenth Year
AUGUST 24, 2009 1:10AM EDT
- 211 Views
- 0 Comments
What? No internet? Still?
AUGUST 26, 2009 10:19PM EDT
- 230 Views
- 0 Comments
The First Day of School
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009 10:35PM EDT
- 300 Views
- 3 Comments
Obama and school children
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009 6:26PM EDT
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