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It’s been about three years since I’ve taught a middle school class, and in that time the average number of middle schoolers playing 8-square during break has declined from roughly 73% to roughly 0%. I take this as a personal insult. Before Christmas break I told my access class (think homeroom) that we’d have to [...]

Is this everywhere, or just at Lincoln Lutheran? The girls get dressed up for the dance. They buy nice shoes. They wear the shoes to the dance. They get to the dance, go to the bathroom, take off the shoes and dance. (Lauren told me the shoes were all piled up in the girls’ bathroom, [...]

Yesterday was “All School Test Day” at Lincoln Lutheran. It’s a bit of a misnomer. The 8th – 11th graders take tests, the 12th graders have a retreat, the 6th graders have a normal day of school and the 7th graders do whatever I think up for them to do. For the past 8 years [...]

Lauren and I were the last ones at her school a few days ago, and as we were leaving I noticed that there were a whole bunch of those magnetic letters on the door in the toddlers’ room. It only took a few minutes to get it right, but I am inordinately proud of it. [...]

I noticed this when I went into Lincoln Lutheran last week. At first I thought, “What a strange thing for a student to do.” Then I jumped up on a chair. This was not a good idea, because the chair in question was on wheels. I got rid of the food, and presumably the mouse [...]

I admit that I have a little of my mother in me. Actually, it’s hard not to admit it with Lauren always reminding me. She says that it’s not a bargain if you don’t need it. But I maintain that if it’s over 66% off, you can find some sort of use for it. These [...]