I just met the new kid. He seems kind of sad.
His mom’s got a new a boyfriend–which wasn’t so bad until out of the blue and for no reason he said,
“It’s me or the kid toots.
I don’t like the lad.”
So now he’s the new kid. He lives with his dad.
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The new kid
October 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Creativity · Parenting · Writing
How do you scare your kids?
October 28th, 2009 · No Comments
Courtesy The Onion
I might add:
“Hey! What’s this swimming in the toilet?”
“The cat just barfed . . .and it’s your turn.”
“Did you remember to unhook the dog from the hitch before we left?”
“Mom wants you, and she’s got a list.”
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No, grammar is not confusing . . .
October 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Every day, my 8th graders tackle a paragraph riddled with errors and make corrections. I get these at Education World. We then go over the errors as a class.
Pretty straight forward, right?
Well, most of the time.
This was today’s unedited text:
Dedicated on October 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship [...]