Blast from the Past: Famous Ex Student

A few nights ago I saw a Facebook post about an Indianapolis kid who got into all 8 Ivy League schools AND scored a perfect score on his SAT. And when I looked at him I thought "he looks so familiar." Then I saw his name. Turns out - I had him as a 4th grader in my Student Teaching placement at Nora! He was shy and quiet - but he was learning English and I remember how worried/proud his mom was of him during conferences (which were conducted in Bulgarian). 

Somewhere - in my house - I have my 4 inch thick portfolio from my Masters...and in it, is surely a picture of Stefan...maybe even some of his work. Someday I'll be motivated to go through my storage area to find it...but "someday" is NOT today, so you'll just have to take my word for it.

HERE is a link to the article in the Daily Mail. And HERE is the article in the Indy Star.

Home School

When it comes to schooling - I'm a believer in public education - obviously, as a {former} public educator... But with so many snow days and so many endless hours entertaining toddlers...I caved and played teacher this week. Jack even called me "Teacher Mommy."

I found some free & cute resources on Teachers Pay Teachers. The kids worked on colors & shapes one day. And letter recognition another day.

We also spent some time finding the letters in their names. I was surprised how quickly Josie found all her letters.

Jack has been working on his name for a while now - and with only 4 letters, he has it pretty well mastered. I try not to put pressure on them about learning at home. I know we've chosen an awesome preschool program that will prepare them for Kindergarten...and we took time to choose a school district we believed in, as well. I plan on guiding and helping as much as I can...but I'm not meant to be their teacher. I'm meant to be their mommy. So we will play & color & do fun things together...and occasionally, when I'm missing my classroom - I'll subject them to "Teacher Mommy."