Torres Tidbits

Before I can even share my menu I really need to get something off my chest.  Chubby Cheekers is a ham and a half.  Yesterday afternoon I sp...

Long, long ago in a land not so far away there lived a teacher, Mrs. Torres.  She lived for her students and loved them for she had none of ...

It started raining.  Isn't that how it always begins?  You go to a movie or dive into a novel and the main character is sitting in a ...

Last Friday I was teaching a Coupon Class (with a great bunch of ladies) when some moms started talking about the tooth fairy.  It reminded ...

It's Teacher Appreciation Week.  I think teachers live for this week.  L-I-V-E.  Mainly because it's about 20 days out from the end ...

Texting has ruined our universe.  Ruined it.  The written word will never be the same.  Take writing projects for example.  In fourth grade ...

My 'to do list' was unreal today.  Unreal.  Only Superwoman herself could accomplish a list like I had going on.  A list that covere...

Back in the day.  The 'day' being when I was a teacher, I had a little stinker in my class.  Not figuratively speaking.  Literally s...

For the most part, people appreciate the job teachers perform everyday.  A job that they do not want to do, or just couldn't do.  On the...

For the most part, I've got it together.  Very organized and scheduled.  I like my routine, and I like being on top of things.  Sometime...

This story does not come from my classroom, but courtesy of the learning disability teacher at my former school.  This story had the lounge ...

If you have ever been in an elementary school for any period of time you know two things.  One, kids come in from recess and need a thousand...

Beautiful, beautiful Spring day.  Birds were chirping.  I was driving to work with my windows down.  I was early (no kids then).  Life was g...

Reading, Writing, Grammar (well, maybe not grammar), Social Studies, Math, and Science.  I loved teaching them all.  Each one had an area th...

My mind has been wondering lately.  And let me tell you, that's a very scary thing.  In fact, it's been wondering back to the days w...