Lisa posted a question that really got me thinking about something I’ve never faced in my classroom: parents whose religion does not allow their child to partake in celebrations of any kind. While I’ve had students who do not celebrate birthdays or Halloween, I’ve never had a parent pull a student from a publishing [...]
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Thank goodness I’m home this Friday! I spent the past four weekends traveling to family events, conferences, etc. I’m so glad the week-end’s here. Hence, a T.G.I.F. Poem by Rusty Fischer.
goes to a five o’
clock
on friday
even if it is date
night
hopes it’s too early to be
crowded
buys a ticket for sci-fi and
some twizzlers
gets settled [...]
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