Category: Tips, Hacks, and Resources
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Teaching Middle Schoolers to Write Essays (a Journey in Caffeine and Patience)
Yes, the letter “I” is capitalized when it stands alone… If you’ve ever tried to teach a middle schooler how to write an essay, you know it’s not just about thesis statements and topic sentences—it’s about survival. It’s guiding students who think “because I said so” is valid evidence and believe their five-paragraph paper should…
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Reading “The Anxious Generation”
A Wake-Up Call for the Smartphone Era I recently read The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. As a parent, educator, and part-time chaos coordinator of three kids under ten, this book felt less like a light read and more like a neon sign blinking, “PAY ATTENTION.” It’s…
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First-Time Magic
Our Disney Wish Adventure….with kids :) Let me start by saying: taking a Disney Cruise with young kids (we took our oldest two, ours are 7 and 5) is equal parts magical and mildly chaotic—in the best way possible. We recently sailed on the Disney Wish, and from the moment we stepped into the glittering…
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Coffee ☕️ Crayons 🖍️ and Curriculum 📝 