Category Archives: Students

I Am Not 600 Years Old…

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Not That Big a Deal

I only look that way sometimes. Okay, a few weeks ago I announced, “Well, I’m 60 Now” and I am. However, towards the bottom of that post I said, “And so began my grand entrance into my 60th decade.” Oops. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Attitude, Blogging, Challenges, Decades, Discipline, Fairy Blog Mothers, Family, Friends, Getting Old, Growing Up, High School, Humor, Life, Math, Students, Teachers, Teaching, Turning 60, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Florassic Park

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Not That Big a Deal

  Though I would never classify myself as a “Birder”, I do love to see and watch birds. In NJ we had a plethora of different birds, blue jays, starlings, robins, wrens, sparrows, nuthatches, goldfinches, cardinals, and the occasional hawk. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Birds, College life, Emus, Humor, Life, Memories, New Jersey, Real Estate Agents, Red heads, Students, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Change is Here to Stay

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Not That Big a Deal

One thing we can always count on, besides death and taxes, is change. Change is a constant (how’s that for an oxymoron?) in all of our lives; and in most of our minds, most of the time, “change” is negative. … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitude, Change, Christians, Death, Erma Bombeck, Eternity, Faith, Family, God, Humor, Life, New Beginnings, New Years, Students, Teaching, The Human Spirit, Tragedy and Triumph, Uncategorized, Writer's Workshops | 2 Comments

And the Song Played On…

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Not That Big a Deal

The year was 1969, and I was entering Junior high, now called Middle school, as a 6th grader. That year girls were wearing bell bottom, hip hugger jeans, peasant tops, and stringy, macrame belts with brightly colored beads. Having just … Continue reading →

Posted in 1969, Childhood, Clothing, Drums, Embarrassing moments, Family, Fashion, Flute, Humor, Instruments, Jeans, Junior high, Life, Memories, music, Music Lessons, Students, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Pledge

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Not That Big a Deal

I think The Pledge of Allegiance is important and so on my Student Questionnaire this year I asked, “Do you know The Pledge of Allegiance?” Just about half of my students answered, “I don’t know.” I was more than a … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Childhood, Children, Courage, English Teacher, Humor, Pride, Students, Teaching, The Pledge of Allegiance | 2 Comments

Revenge of the Words

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Not That Big a Deal

At the risk of sounding like “Rain Man”, I would like to say, “I’m an EXCELLENT speller.” I don’t know why, but it’s something that has always come very easy to me. I can spell almost anything including, “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”. Maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in English Teacher, Humor, Students, Teaching, Uncategorized, Words | 1 Comment