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When You Attach a Grade to Service Learning, You Risk that Students Will Miss the Point

I recently posted a fairly innocent Facebook status update about how I felt learning that my 5th grade son received a 2 (out of 4) on a Service-Learning project, and I must admit, I was surprised at some of the responses I got. In fact, I pulled the entire thread because I felt the discussion… Read More When You Attach a Grade to Service Learning, You Risk that Students Will Miss the Point

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That Bastard Murphy

Normally when life hands me lemons, I make cocktails, but today I’m dangerously low on Grey Goose. As you know, I am now agented and have entered a new stageĀ along this fantabulous soul-sucking journey to publication. Which means I get to say annoying things that begin with “omg, my agent said…” Blah, blah, blah. I… Read More That Bastard Murphy

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Ooo. Sparkly. No.

I tried about fourteen desperate times to vote on Nathan Bransford’s blog ruling today about whether vampire fiction is dead or undead, but I only get so many breaks at work and I had to give it up. (and just to clarify, this rant isn’t about him or his post, it’s about ME ME ME!… Read More Ooo. Sparkly. No.