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Damn You Rick Steves!

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A Very Weltkrieg Christmas

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The Day They Asked You to Open Your Grade Book

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The Strangest of German Customs

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Arguing with Someone on the Internet is Like….

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That Moment that Changes Your Life

By Kathleen R on January 20, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

What do you see when you look into his eyes?

My students know I can get a little upset when it comes to racism and disrespect of any kind.  I teach a course on Genocide and Human Rights, so I’m […]

By Kathleen R on November 13, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Adventures in Classroom Seating

Inspiration for the new adventure: After a recent trip to the American School of Bombay (Mumbai) to collaborate with teachers from all over the world for the CIE conference, I […]

By Kathleen R on February 6, 2018 • ( 7 Comments )

Learning Doesn’t Have to Stop When Teachers are Out Sick

It has been a long time since I have had to take a day off for illness.  In fact, I think the last time I was out sick was in […]

By Kathleen R on January 23, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

Trapped at 35000 feet by a bottle of Vodka

As many of you know I hate to fly.   I wrote a few years back about how I used to love flying, but something changed after my daughter was born.  […]

By Kathleen R on November 27, 2017 • ( 6 Comments )

The Absolutely True Thanksgiving Reflection of a Part-time American

This past long weekend was Thanksgiving. When living in Germany though, life takes on a different rhythm. The calendar is based on different traditions. Holidays and birthdays, back home, are […]

By Kathleen R on September 19, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

The Weight of Feedback

We spend boatloads of time in education circles talking about feedback.  We talk about how important feedback is both for teachers, for students, and for parents.  We talk about giving […]

By Kathleen R on July 4, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Ain’t that America….

Oh but ain’t that America, for you and me Ain’t that America, we’re something to see baby Ain’t that America, home of the free, yeah Little pink houses for you […]

By Kathleen R on January 20, 2017 • ( 4 Comments )

Jan 20th, 2017-Life Doesn’t Frighten Me

We just started our poetry unit with the 6th graders.  Ironically the poems we begin with are about our kid fears.  Shel Silverstein’s Whatif and Maya Angelou’s Life Doesn’t Frighten […]

By Kathleen R on December 31, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

Help Make my Facebook Feed more Accurate in 2017

Lately I have been in a bit of a writer’s slump.  This is due to numerous reasons. Teaching is a tough job. I love it, but it can be all […]

By Kathleen R on October 18, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

Some days just kick you in the teeth

Some days just kick you in the teeth. Why is that? It is a full moon and the natives are restless.  They were climbing all over the furniture, eating in the […]

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