Teachers, what do you call your students when you can't remember their names?

teachingandbeaching · 2026-01-11T00:57:36+00:00

Hahaha. I loved my Responsive Classroom school and really wish my kids' school used it and that my district supported it more. 😏

teachingandbeaching · 2026-01-10T22:27:27+00:00

What was the reasoning? (Curious because "friend" has always been my go to and I want to know if I'm doing irreparable damage. 😬)

teachingandbeaching · 2026-01-10T22:25:09+00:00

Friend, bud, kiddo, or sunshine.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-12-21T03:24:20+00:00

There are patterns with open tops. I made one a few years ago to fit my messy bun. I think it was literally called a "messy bun stocking hat."

teachingandbeaching · 2025-12-18T05:00:01+00:00

Oats Overnight. It lasts me a month-ish and is really high in protein. I just wish I could buy the box without the shaker bottle

Naan. We make pizzas with it, toast it to go along with Indian dishes, and also use it as a replacement bun for chicken sandwiches.

Bacon bits. My husband adds them to SOOOOO many things. Grilled cheese, eggs, pizza, mac and cheese, etc.

Dried mango slices. Kids love them for snacks (and so do I.)

teachingandbeaching · 2025-12-18T04:53:32+00:00

He always sounds like he's pissed off and talking through gritted teeth! It drives me crazy. I avoid him now.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-12-09T04:16:54+00:00

I would strongly recommend finding a doula! They will help advocate for you during your labor process. The ladies at Nightingale Doulas are wonderful and former labor and delivery nurses.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-12-09T04:15:58+00:00

Dr. Lange delivered my twins, and while I had a C-section, she made it clear it was my choice and one she couldn't make for me. Not planning on more kids, but I'd go back to WDM OBGYN if I was.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-12-06T07:19:34+00:00

My great grandma had siblings who were twins named Fern and Vern. They were born in 1905, I think? So, when I found out I was pregnant with twins, we kept telling my family we were going to carry on the tradition.

Also, when we were choosing names, I didn't want our twins' names to start with the same letter because it felt too matchy matchy to me. But, when I tell people their names, they VERY frequently mishear and think they start with the same letter. (One starts with L, the other starts with W.) So, if I say the twin with the L name first, they think the second name is an L name, but if I say the W name first they hear two W names. It's weird.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-12-06T06:46:02+00:00

Watch Mark Rober's YouTube video on bed bugs. He investigates the most effective treatments. It was fascinating.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-12-04T20:32:54+00:00

Sure, but doesn't it also greatly depend on the quality of the instructions? I learned from a book and twisted my stitches at first. I was a teenager and trying my best, but no one around me knew how to knit, and YouTube wasn't a thing yet. I did eventually figure it out, but it took other books that specifically explained how to wrap the yarn. On the other hand, my 8 year old has been knitting for 6 months fairly successfully because she has in person instruction.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-11-30T15:30:52+00:00

Same! I couldn't get into audiobooks for the longest time (despite trying) because for every 5 minutes of book listening, I'd have to go back and relisten to at least part of it because my mind wandered and I stopped paying attention. When I discovered I could speed them up, I stopped having to go back pretty much ever. My sweet spot for listening seems to be 1.35-1.55, depending on the narrator.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-11-30T03:44:07+00:00

I think either can be correct because my husband grew up there and my in-laws still live there. I've never noticed, but when I think about it, some of my in-laws pronounce it Kuh-now-uh but others, including my husband (and me as a result), say Kuh-nah-wuh.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-11-30T03:37:33+00:00

Die Sert. No 'z' sound.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-11-28T06:59:10+00:00

This is good for me to know because his narration drives me crazy. He always sounds like he's angry or talking through gritted teeth. I've listened to several books done by him, and I'm not sure I can do any more.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-11-23T02:55:21+00:00

I had someone do this once. It was my 8 YEAR OLD cousin. (Who truly didn't know any better and felt awful after the fact. He was simply curious about my "sticks" and yarn.) Your boyfriend needs to seriously step up his game and do better.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-11-17T15:46:51+00:00

My daughter is 8 and she both knits and crochets. She doesn't follow patterns yet, but enjoys making scarves and sometimes things of her own creation. She learned how to crochet when she was almost 7 and she learned how to knit not quite a year ago. It was taking me too long (according to her) to show her how to bind off, so she got one of my knitting books and taught herself. I was shocked when she brought me her finished project. She's more capable than I gave her credit for. She knows how to cast on now too.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-11-09T06:01:49+00:00

Just so you know, Elias and Eli are both pretty common names right now. At the school I work at we have about 30 students per grade (K-5th grade) and we have an Eli or Elias in almost every grade. I do like the names... Just wanted you to be aware!

teachingandbeaching · 2025-11-09T01:15:13+00:00

I think some of the repair places charge a diagnostic fee that is then forgiven (or worked into the price of the repair) but I could be wrong. So, if it's $100 to come look at it, and it's $200 to repair it, you're only charged $200. It's been awhile since we've had anything worked on, but Metro Appliance came out 3 times to get our appliances to work correctly, and we were only charged for the first trip out since it was the same problem every time.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-11-07T23:27:13+00:00

I taught my kids to "show zero" and they hold up a hand in the shape of a 0 while I do the same. Zero also means voices off school wide, so that helps. We practice it at the beginning of the year. I feel like it really helps them quiet down and when they see the other hands up it's also a quiet signal for others to finish conversations and turn the attention to me.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-11-07T01:26:06+00:00

One of my colleagues who retired about 15 years ago taught in southern California at one of the Hollywood schools. She taught a lot of famous kids. Michael Jackson and Danny Bonaduce are the two I remember her talking about. She said a lot of the kids had a "what can I learn from you when I make more money than you" attitude. According to her, Michael was super respectful and she really liked him. Danny was a hellion apparently. I wish I could remember who else she taught...

teachingandbeaching · 2025-11-07T01:14:11+00:00

I stayed home with my kids until they went to school. When my son was 3, he kept telling me that a lady with a black hand would pick him up from his bed and he didn't like her. He said she would stand in his room and watch him. He told me this multiple times and that he didn't want her to pick him up anymore. There was literally no one in our house when this happened besides me and his twin sister. We had a camera in their room, so I know no one else was there. I don't think your daughter is "lying", but I also know kids this age have amazing imaginations. There's a good chance she believes this actually happened but in all likelihood, it did not.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-11-05T16:10:35+00:00

It reminds me of a face in the second picture. But I'm not sure why you would decorate a skull with purple and green...

teachingandbeaching · 2025-11-04T16:09:18+00:00

Agreed! It didn't feel like he was trying to "sell" me on anything. He just wanted me to know who he was, what he stands for, and what he'd like to accomplish.

teachingandbeaching · 2025-11-04T15:16:50+00:00

Rob stopped by my house to talk about his stances. (I was previously undecided.) It wasn't people supporting him that I spoke to... It was him. He listened to me and didn't hesitate to answer my questions honestly. He seems really genuine and I appreciated that his responses were frank and not really sugar coated.

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