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1. about 2 hours ago on Crabgrass

   At the school I taught at, we called it the Resource Room (though all the kids knew it was the SPED place).

2. 1 day ago on Fred Basset

   Been reading a great book by Kate Fox called ,Watching the English. She notes that it is common for awards and trophies to be displayed in the “loo” as kind of a way of showing off and being humble.

3. 1 day ago on Wide Open

   There’s one everywhere, along with Subway.

4. 1 day ago on Real Life Adventures

   I chose not to sub after I retired because I made it through my career without cussing any student out and I didn’t want to be tempted!

5. 1 day ago on Cul de Sac

   The suspense is killing me….

6. 2 days ago on Pot-Shots

   They may not speak it but they sure express it- take a lot of naps, sit on a loved ones lap, stay clean and watch the birds. Sounds good to me.

7. 2 days ago on The Wandering Melon

   My wife’s aunt visited us years ago and my big old tomcat would go into the bathroom with her all the time and sit and watch. She always accused the cat of being a voyeur.

8. 2 days ago on Baldo

   There are date codes on tires, written as number of weeks and last two digits of year. So if you see a sequence of numbers like 4220 it tells you the tire was manufactured in late October 2020. Tires should be replaced ( at least out here in the Arizona heat) after 7 years.

9. 2 days ago on Flo and Friends

   I taught at a small charter school from 2005-2010, came back in 2013 and retired in 2022. The employee handbook stated if a teacher or aide had a tattoo, they were expected to cover them up even if it meant using bandages. I recently visited the school and was surprised how prevalent tattoos had become and the handbook had no reference to them anymore. I asked around and found out so many teachers have them and there’s such a teacher shortage that tattoos are no longer considered a detriment to being hired.

10. 2 days ago on Crabgrass

    Where I’m from, dyslexia isn’t considered a specific learning disability so no special ed help is available, but often a child has others areas of learning difficulties that may allow an IEP to be written. It will be interesting to see where this story line goes.