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- Dear Parents: Every Child Deserves An Audience. Stay In Your Seat. And Shut Up. on Nov 20, 2009 in Christmas Education Family Jane Goodwin JaneG Mamacita Mamacita Jane Mamacita Says MamacitaG Not the imitation Mamacita Oh No She Dinnit Political Correctness Scheiss Weekly The Arts The Things We Do For Love The real Mamacita Things Nice People Already Know children etiquette fools holidays love memories music nostalgia parenting schools work ethic
Mamacita says: I’ve posted about this subject before, but with the approach of holiday season, it’s on my mind again, so I’ve written a new post about this same thing. We’re tired. We work all day and in the evenings, we d...
- Zero Tolerance? Don’t Get Me Started. . . . on Nov 16, 2009 in Education Family Jane Goodwin JaneG Mamacita Mamacita Jane Mamacita Says MamacitaG Not the imitation Mamacita Oh No She Dinnit Political Correctness Scheiss Weekly The real Mamacita Things Nice People Already Know children etiquette fools parenting religion schools
Mamacita says: It looks so good on paper. You know, like communism and NCLB. The problem with all these things is this: they don’t work. Like an expensive dog with elite genealogy papers and a genetic flaw, they’ll all eventually...
- Bite Me, Amadeus, Part Tres on Nov 15, 2009 in Education Jane Goodwin JaneG Mamacita Mamacita Jane Mamacita Says MamacitaG Oh No She Dinnit Political Correctness Quotation Saturday Scheiss Weekly Things Nice People Already Know children fools quotes schools work ethic
Mamacita says: What, no Quotation Saturday? Apparently not. I’m busy thinking up reasons to put off grading essays and quizzes, trying to keep the cats off the countertops, and harvesting pink roses. I’m also in a bit of a snit...
- The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month on Nov 11, 2009 in Censorship Education Jane Goodwin JaneG Literature Mamacita MamacitaG Politics Scheiss Weekly America Anne of Green Gables Armistice Day Bill Clinton Calvin Coolidge Civil War civilization eleventh day eleventh hour eleventh month Emily of New Moon Flanders Fields Gilbert Blythe God Bless America Hilary Clinton Jane of Lantern Hill lessons LM Montgomery rattlesnake Rilla of Ingleside tangents World War One World War Two
Mamacita says: This day used to be known as Armistice Day, in honor of the armistice that was signed on the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month”. This year, 2008, marks the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day. This...
- Veteran’s Day on Nov 11, 2009 in Uncategorized
Mean ol’ Miz Roberts, in seventh grade, made us all memorize this poem. I still know it by heart. Thank you, Miz Roberts.
- Quotation Saturday: Community on Nov 8, 2009 in Jane Goodwin JaneG Mamacita Mamacita Jane Mamacita Says MamacitaG Quotation Saturday Scheiss Weekly Social media Things Nice People Already Know quotes
Mamacita says: “Community” is something that many people take for granted, and even discount or abuse, but when all is said and done, this “community” thing is the backbone of society. Those of us who work in social media...
- Make someone happy, Make just one someone happy, And you will be happy, too. . . . on Nov 6, 2009 in Christmas Jane Goodwin JaneG Mamacita Mamacita Jane Mamacita Says MamacitaG Political Correctness Scheiss Weekly Things Nice People Already Know Traditions children fools holidays love nostalgia parenting religion
Mamacita says: Whether or not you celebrate Christmas has nothing whatsoever to do with being Santa Claus for someone. Call it whatever you wish: just call it something, and go forth and do it. Letting your soul curl up into a ball of resentment...




