: About Me

I am a Christian woman married to a great Christian man. We have two beautiful children and a fleeting desire to have two more :) I am currently an elementary school teacher and a part-time graduate student looking to receive my M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction. I enjoy singing, creative writing, and relaxing with my family.

My passion is ...

learning new things

I know too much about ...

...one never can know too much about something

My parents always told me ...

that I would make a great lawyer

My childhood ambition ...

was to be Super Woman

My favorite memory ...

vacationing every summer to King's Dominion and Virginia Beach

Why I write ...

it is cathartic

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

the click of the keyboard on my computer

My first job ...

salad bar clerk

My best moment ...

when I got married

My inspiration ...

is people who are driven by positive motives

Health & Fitness > Childhood Disorders Is ADHD overdiagnosed in children?

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Nodding off at his desk as I am teaching a lesson on Measures of Central Tendency, my most "active" student is now lethargic, almost on the verge of appearing sedated. I am concerned. Behind a vacant stare, I notice a child who is in pain, the kind of pain that discourages the presence of emotion. His eyes cry out for understanding. If he could speak through his stupor I believe that he would say, "Help me!". I asked him if he was ok. He responded, "They upped my medication." Sad. He is not himself. He has been told that he was hyperactive and that he should act according to societal ideal...

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