Book donations My DIY bookshelf project is nearing completion! When my teacher-neighbor donated a bookshelf to my classroom library pr...

They always tell you that teaching is "a calling" and that teachers "aren't in this profession for the money!"  I...

Michael Manley (CEO of Jeep division)  Sergio Marchionne (CEO of FCA US LLC) Chrysler Headquarters  P.O. Box 21-8004  Auburn Mills, M...

The last day of the school year finally arrived and I am officially on summer vacation.  We go back to school August 6, which I know will ...

The books for my new classroom library project keep coming in: I'm up to 73 books now! I've been so overwhelmed and grateful at...

Summer! What to do?  Here's my plan: 1. Sit in the swing under the magnolia tree with my morning coffee and listen to the quiet. ...

An armful of packages At 2:20 today my classroom phone rang.  It was the secretary in the office. "Uh, Mrs. Becker?  You have a w...

(This is a repost of the exact same post from a day or two ago; for some reason all the links disappeared and could not be fixed, so I ju...

"What was the last book you read outside of school -- something you read just for fun?  And if you don't like to read, why not?...

Caddo Parish Animal Services In early 2015 I attended the trial of Gabriel Lee at the Caddo Parish Courthouse; Lee was eventually convic...

I've been thinking about my students a lot lately; more so than usual, after looking at the latest NAEP scores which  I wrote briefly...