4 Cooking Knives Every Chef Needs

Yes, I do want to run a food truck that sells stews..."Stew Boo!" Please don't steal my food truck name; that's just wrong!

However, first I need to acquire some tools! Please read this informative post on 4 Cooking Knives Every Chef Needs and get to chopping those Thanksgiving veggies! :)

4 Reasons Why Teachers Leave

This article sums up some of the feelings I've had lately. I made the transition from a suburban school district to a urban school district! I'm learning what it truly means to teach from the heart and learned more about myself than I ever knew! Please read: 4 Reasons Why Teachers Avoid, or Leave, High Poverty Urban School Districts.

Dr. Maya Angelou Inspires Me Again!

Yes, I do ADORE Dr. Maya Angelou as a poet, writer, director, performer, soul sister and the "Grandmother I always wanted!" I saw her at the Houston Hobby Center in 2009 and that experience catapulted me to grab the reins of my life and start going and growing in the direction of my dreams!

Now, she's done it again. Please read this article from Huffington Post. Not only does it discuss a woman being president--which will only succeed when both the House and Senate are more gender diverse...one person can start the change, but the TEAM has to work together--but this article also enlightens the audience on the true value of character: COURAGE!

Miss Nelson is Missing...

Yes, it's a classic children's book: Miss Nelson is Missing. It was my favorite book because I loved my kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Anderson (Fraizer Elementary, Pasadena ISD). She was a sweet as Miss Nelson and when Mrs. Anderson missed school, I felt like finding her because the classroom was madness.

Because the start of the school year is buzzing through the air, I thought tenderly on my first day of Kindergarten. My own almost 5 yr. old will attend Kindergarten on Tuesday. I found this wonderful re-enactment video of a Kindergarten class making a "Miss Nelson is Missing Video!" BRAVO, to the performers and please enjoy!

New York Post Back-to-School Article!

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/the-new-readers-back-to-school-booklist/?smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0

Symbaloo!

"Nobody Cares"

Today, my son was being rude to his younger brother. There's a six year age difference, repsectively 10 and 4. The younger brother nagged the eldest and his response was "nobody cares."

After lecturing the eldest on the power in the comment "nobody cares," I wrote this poem. It consists of my tirades as I tried to reason the power in the comment, "Nobody Cares."

"Nobody Cares"

Yes, it's mean and the little brother of "I don't care!" But let me tell you what else it is.

Nobody cares is how things get broken. How projects get formed. How disasters aren't prevented. How children lose hope.

Nobody cares is real. It's urban. It's statistics. It's a feeling. It's ignorance.

Now care.

-Jean Darnell