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my 10th grade son would make a better mother than you

February 11, 2013 boys frustration parents poverty preschool Leave a comment

Open House night

August 23, 2012 first day of school happy parents urban school Leave a comment

things I would like to tell my students’ parents (but won’t)

May 29, 2012 frustration parents 2 Comments

zip, zoom, hello, goodbye

May 4, 2012 frustration parents urban school 1 Comment

April is late, too: musings on my failures

April 17, 2012 achievement gap behavior frustration kindergarten parents urban school 4 Comments

yank your kid out of school and other thoughts on problem-solving skills

March 17, 2012 frustration parents urban school 3 Comments

a difficult Valentine’s day

February 15, 2012 hitting parents poverty unhappy 4 Comments

I have a daddy but my daddy hates us

January 30, 2012 boys parents unhappy 1 Comment

bad guys busting through the windows

January 26, 2012 boys hitting parents poverty urban school Leave a comment

the boy who doesn’t know how to play with blocks

November 30, 2011 boys frustration parents special ed 3 Comments

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