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My freshman roommate was the worst. She had this dead skin/sores on her stomach and legs, and she would lift her shirt and pick it off in the middle of a conversation. There was so much dead skin and food crumbs on our futon that I wouldn't use it. She also rarely showered and left… Read More

I always tell my students that standardized tests should have no impact on their self esteem because one test can't measure the progress I can see daily. The people who make them almost never have any teaching experience.

My hair reaches past my butt, so to answer these questions: I wash my hair like a normal person (maybe I just scrunch mine up more when I lather,) and my drain is not a horror to behold. It is really thick but doesn't feel heavy to me, probably because I got used to it as it gradually… Read More

I relate so much to the last one! I'm 5'1", and my husband is 6'3". Both of his tall brothers are also married to very short women, and we always draw stares when we're all out together. I guess they all apparently liked the same type?

One of my favorite movies! I'm teaching Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" this year (which this is based on) basically as a good excuse to expose my students to this wonderful movie. :)

My dad passed in Nov. 2009 when I was 16. He always did fun "girly" things like play Barbies just to make his daughters happy, he read books to us with crazy character voices, and he always made sure we were never left out of other activities just for being girls. My 14th birthday… Read More

I know it's Friday, but cmon guys. You can do better than this.

A couple other people have already mentioned this one, but I watch Rita Pierson's "Every Kid Needs A Champion" when I'm having a hard week at school. As a first-year teacher sometimes my job seems impossible, but she is so motivating! It makes me tear up every time I watch it.

That was my first thought!

Would have been much more impressive if it were apl.de.ap's Apple apps videos.