Wednesday, December 14, 2011

The 12 Favorite Bloggers Christmas Edition of the Education Buzz--Life's a Carnival

I'm not exactly sure what happened to the entries this go-around. I apparently did something wrong with the carnival scheduling, so if you submitted something, I didn't get it. 

Did you think that little snafu would stop me? No, siree, Missy. We're going with Plan B. There's no stopping this fun-filled extravaganza.

So welcome to My 12 Favorite Bloggers Christmas Edition of the Education Buzz--Life's a Carnival. Instead of our normal eclectic smattering of things buzzing about the EduSphere, I thought I would give you 12 of my favorite education bloggers. If you have a favorite blogger who wasn't included, please post a comment.

So in alphabetical order…drum-roll pah-leese…
12 of Richie's Favorite Bloggers
10. Steve Spangler (just because he blows up things) 


Well that's it for this edition for the Education Buzz.  I sure hope you sang along to my Teacher's Twelve Days of Christmas posted below.
Join us here again on Wednesday, January 4 for the next edition. (I thought I would take a break from the carnival over the holidays.) Please submit your posts by Saturday, Dec. 31 by 5 p.m. CDT. Use this handy dandy form for your submissions, and this time, I think I did everything correctly so I should get them.
If you would like to host a carnival, let me know by emailing me at mybellringers@gmail.com.  Also, don't forget to let me know if you find any broken links or problems with this edition of the Ed Buzz.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Fitness Challenge Update

It's officially Week 16 of the "I'm-Frying-In-My-Own-Fat" Weight Loss Challenge. You can read my latest update Week 16–Taking a Breather in Skinny Jeans on Technorati.


To read it, you can click on the article name or the scale above, or you can go over to my fitness blog and read it there.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

A Teacher's Twelve Days of Christmas

Every teacher knows the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas break is an educational No Man's Land. Many a good teacher has fought the good fight here and lost. Some have opted to declare a truce. Others just give up until the New Year revives them with a breath of hope.

Whichever category you find yourself in this holiday season, trying to keep the kiddos on task or teach them something during this time would even have tried the patience of  Mother Teresa.

Times like these call for a festive song of our very own. So raise the white flag, hunker down, grab some emergency chocolate and sing along…

Richie's Special
Twelve Days of Christmas for Teachers

On the first day of Christmas
my school gave to me…
one more required state exam

On the second day of Christmas
my school gave to me…
two broken desks
and one more required state exam

On the third day of Christmas
my school gave to me…
three more students,
two broken desks,
and one more required state exam

On the fourth day of Christmas
my school gave to me…
four calling parents,
three more students,
two broken desks,
and one more required state exam

On the fifth day of Christmas
my school gave to me…
five stupid things,
four calling parents,
three more students,
two broken desks,
and one more required state exam 

On the sixth day of Christmas
my school gave to me…
six new tech programs,
five stupid things,
four calling parents,
three more students,
two broken desks,
and one more required state exam 

On the seventh day of Christmas
my school gave to me…
seven frivolous field trips,
six new tech programs,
five stupid things,
four calling parents,
three more students,
two broken desks,
and one more required state exam

On the eighth day of Christmas
my school gave to me…
eight mindless meetings,
seven frivolous field trips,
six new tech programs,
five stupid things,
four calling parents,
three more students,
two broken desks,
and one more required state exam

On the ninth day of Christmas
my school gave to me…
nine snarky emails,
eight mindless meetings,
seven frivolous field trips,
six new tech programs,
five stupid things,
four calling parents,
three more students,
two broken desks,
and one more required state exam

On the tenth day of Christmas
my school gave to me…
ten extra duties,
nine snarky emails,
eight mindless meetings,
six new tech programs,
five stupid things,
four calling parents,
three more students,
two broken desks,
and one more required state exam

On the eleventh day of Christmas
my school gave to me…
eleven class interruptions,
ten extra duties,
nine snarky emails,
eight mindless meetings,
seven frivolous field trips,
six new tech programs,
five stupid things,
four calling parents,
three more students,
two broken desks,
and one more required state exam

On the twelfth day of Christmas
my school gave to me…
twelve annoying announcements
eleven class interruptions
ten extra duties,
nine snarky emails,
eight mindless meetings,
seven frivolous field trips,
six new tech programs,
five stupid things,
four calling parents,
three more students,
two broken desks,
and one more required state exam

Monday, December 5, 2011

Hold Your Horses, Missy! Call for Carnival Submissions!

OK, so maybe the week off for Thanksgiving made me a bit lazy. And, maybe I spent this past weekend trying to catch up, and as usual, time seemed to run out. 

So-o-o-o-o, wait a few more days for my post and if you want to submit to the Holiday Edition of the Education Buzz–Life's a Carnival, please do so by filling out this handy, dandy form

The holiday carnival will appear back here on Wednesday, Dec. 14, so what are you waiting for? Get your submissions in by Sunday, Dec. 11!