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I'm first and foremost, a mom, a role that gives me incredible insights into my job as an educator. I work in a program for students with emotional and behavioral disorders. I have a masters degree in education and taking classes to become certified in special

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: How I became a fan fiction writer: 1 of 12

Memoirs: How I became a fan fiction writer Looking back, the groundwork for writing fan fic was laid when I was a child. I'd create elaborate make believe scenarios based upon TV shows that I watched or books that I read. That's where it began, but I didn't write my first official fan fic until much, much later. I was a fan ...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Life lessons: 33 of 334

Never Give Up A soft breeze blew through the windows of the sunny bedroom like a whisper. The curtains fluttered in the window, causing her to look out onto the sunny landscape. She wanted so much to be outside, playing like all the other kids the normal kids. But she wasn't normal. She wasn't like them at least not on the o...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memorable mommy moments: My first pregnancy: 49 of 134

Memorable Mommy Moments I had a difficult time conceiving, and my doctor put my on Clomid to regulate cycles. There was a 1 in 85% chance of conceiving multiples. I honestly never even worried about it with odds like that. After what seemed like an eternity, the test came back positive and yes, I was going to have a baby. I ...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Growing up: 45 of 90

Making Cookies With Abbie It seems like only yesterday when my little girl would smile and look up at me and ask in her sweet little girl voice if we could make cookies. As I'm NOT a baker by any stretch of the imagination, I'd get out the cookie mix and the necessary ingredients and we'd begin. Excited, Abbie would stand be...
Education > Special Education Teaching children with visual impairments: 1 of 2

Teaching Children with Visual Impairments Many children are visually impaired, but are fortunate enough to have the impairment corrected by glasses. But, for a small percent of the population, their impairment is so severe that it cannot be corrected. For these children, without the proper assistance, education can be a diff...
Arts & Humanities > Writing Jobs Effects of the Writer's Guild of America (WGA) strike: 13 of 23

The Writer's Strike and What it Means to Me. The Writer's Guild of America started on November 5, 2007. At first the impact in my life was negligible. I still had television programs to watch, so I was happy. Then I started paying attention to the reasons for the strike. The writers want to increase their residuals for DVD s...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Falling in love: 79 of 135

To Live Again Please Katherine!" Shelly begged. "You have to come. I can't go alone, and I love this band." "Shelly, I am so over the bar scene," Katherine said. "Besides, I really need to finish this article on the woman's self defense class. Harris wants it on his desk today," she added, referring to their editor. "Look Ka...
Education > Primary School Issues The importance of environment in student success: 9 of 14

In a productive learning community, the members have common goals, mutual relationships and show concern for one another. The members tend to share norms and act in certain ways. In a productive learning community, students perceive themselves as capable. They see each other as peers and celebrate the accomplishments of one ...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Discipline Strategies How parents can block their kids' MySpace page: 2 of 3

How parents can block their kids' MySpace page Parents cannot block their kids' MySpace page. They can buy software that will prohibit their child from accessing MySpace such as Crawler Parental Control or PC Tattletale. This will only prevent them from accessing MySpace from a home computer. They can still obtain access at ...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: 27 Dresses: 12 of 17

27 Dresses: A Review Staring: Katherine Heigl as Jane James Marsters as Kevin Edward Burns as George Malin Ackerman as Tess Written by: Aline Brosh McKenna Directed by: Anne Fletcher Beware there are some spoilers regarding 27 dresses here. Proceed with caution if you haven't seen the movie. 27 Dresses starts out with a flas...