Can you give it to someone, or do they simply “have it”? — As much as I love writing on Medium, writing is not my day job (thank God because 47￠ is not enough to last me the year). In real life, I am a certified teacher, but I’m self-employed. I tutor homeschooled students in language arts, mainly writing. I know — shocker. …

We All Have Things That We Just Can’t Take I don’t know what it is. Household chores are certainly not my favorite thing in the world, but I do them regularly because I want a clean home. I started living on my own three years ago when I moved into…

Stop focusing on rote remedial skills & give learning-challenged kids a chance to shine! At first, I wanted to say no. I’m an elementary school tutor, and she was a high school student! I don’t feel qualified to teach High School English. I could proofread a paper, sure, but I…

So interesting that you wrote about this show. I'm not sure when it came out, but I remember watching it as an adult for some reason (possibly reruns in the middle of the night when my kids were babies). I am a Christian, and I was constantly spotting HUGE problems…

A Personal Testimony 2009 was not the best year for me. It began with the cancellation of the winter session at our school and, with it, a class I was looking forward to teaching. That also meant my children would be at home. Three weeks of extra “vacation” that we…

I wholeheartedly believe in discipline without punishment (or rewards), but you are 100% right: everyone involved needs to be trained and know what is happening. Isn't it typical of our schools to do this to teachers? "Stop teaching this way now. We don't have the new materials for you yet…

It's so hard when you have negative feelings around someone who is autistic. I agree we need to be more careful not to generalize it to everyone. What Emma describes with her mother is similar to my experience. My mother was very involved in my life, though, and I could…