Dear Noodle Flicking Teacher, I don't condone noodle flicking. Never have. Never will. But I'd be lying if I said I haven't flicked a few...

Dear Scared Teacher, A full moon, another hurricane, a global pandemic, Halloween, and a time change all in week. It's too much,...

Dear Teacher with Mismatched Shoes, Don't act like you haven't done it. One brown shoe, one black shoe, and it's too late to go home and...

Dear Teacher with a New Hairstyle, "What did you do to yo' hair?" he asks. "I got it cut. Do you like it?" she inquires. "No. You gonna...

Dear Intensive Reading Teacher, A few weeks ago I heard a story about an American woman living in Germany who spotted a street vendor...

Dear Annoyed Teacher, Excuses. They will drive a teacher mad under normal circumstances. Sprinkle them in with a heaping spoonful of a...

Dear Teacher on a Planning Day, Look out bladder. Today's her day. For once, the sound of the bell won't cue her for a bathroom break. At...

Dear Teacher of the Year: This week administrators all over the county barged into classrooms to announce Teacher of the Year. It's funny...

Dear World's Most Unlikely Teacher, In terms of class rank, he graduated second to last in his senior class...SECOND TO LAST...and only...

Dear 9th Grade English Teacher, Nothing about her was traditional. I would say that is what I loved most about her, but that would be a...

Dear Identical Twin Teacher, I've been reading your blogs and wondering how you write a new blog every single day. This one has taken me...

Dear Teacher on Payday, On payday, teachers get wild and crazy with their spending. I'm talking extravagant purchases like oil changes,...

Dear Best Teacher Ever, When I was in kindergarten, I was barely starting my race of life. I don't remember much about that first lap,...

Dear Teacher Faced with a Choice, In 2005, I taught Arthur Miller's, The Crucible, while new shingles were being nailed to the roof of my...

Dear Teacher Who Celebrates Birthdays, Several weeks ago when I started this blog, I asked teachers to send stories of cool things...

Dear Teacher Who Made a Whoopsie, Your lipstick is smudged around to your neck and you could pass as a war refugee with the smeared look...

Dear Teacher with the To Do List: If you walk in any teacher's classroom in the country, you're going to find a to do list. From...

Dear Teacher with the Wand, You're now the one who dips your hands in clay to fashion words that, when dried, come out looking like this....

Dear Teacher Eating Free Barbeque, When it comes to the free barbeque, every educator falls into two camps- the first includes those who...

Dear Teacher with Quarantined Students, Several years ago there was a popular education book written by Rafe Esquith called Teach Like...