Taylor the Teacher

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First, listen to this song. It’s short, I promise:

If you didn’t care what happened to me
And I didn’t care for you
We would zigzag our way through the boredom and pain
Occasionally glancing up through the rain
Wondering which of the buggers […]

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Kaelie,
I had a mentor once. They’re overrated. That’s why you need three or four of them. I’m proud to be one of yours. Didn’t know I was teaching all those things you attributed to me, but I’ve learned so much myself this year from knowing you that I suspect it was all you. ~case in […]

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As Hollywood people go, I like you. I say “as Hollywood people go” because I don’t know you. ~and because so much of celebrity land doesn’t seem to conform to even minimal standards of behavior, but that’s not your fault. i’ll try to talk to you like a regular human~ I have no opinion […]

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The reason I didn’t post this letter when I originally said I would ~besides many pressing and glamorous social engagements~ is that I started writing the post, realized I should tell you about it first, then talked to you on the phone. Now I question all I wrote before. Which is ironic, given the advice […]

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I’m writing this post to reach out to mommy bloggers in an effort to start a conversation. If this conversation is going on elsewhere, could someone please direct me to it? I’ve been looking to join that conversation for a while. I’m politely asking permission to crash your party.
If I can figure out […]

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I’m trying my best to speak for a segment of teachers. If you listen and decide I’m full of crap, that’s fine. Just know that, down here in the blogosphere, we’re trying like hell to figure out how best to prepare your children. I may not be that voice that can say what teachers need […]

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Teacher bloggers make asides in their blogs about how nobody reads except teachers. This is always said with a wink because deep down we all want it this way. It’s that us-four-no-more thing that happens at church. And between Larry and the Beeve.
Blogging will fail as a tool for widespread change in the education system […]

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I used to think I was bad at math, and it always was an area of struggle for me. But it turns out I was never really as bad as I thought. As I got older, I learned a couple of things about my math learning:
1) I am a global learner. If you try to […]

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Dear Baby Boom Generation:
This article, which I just discovered, explains a lot. It’s written by one of your own, a Boomer. In it, Mary Eberstat explains the reason we kids listen to such “vile” music nowadays. (I know, I’m 36, but you still treat me, and I still feel like a kid. I’m okay with […]

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