by Bridget Eileen Rivera | Mar 31, 2013
Aaliyia had an accident this Wednesday, and it was my fault. The poor girl was too scared to ask. I’ve been cracking down on the kids who take “bathroom breaks” to play in the stalls. It’s worked. So well, in fact, that kids who really do need...
by Bridget Eileen Rivera | Mar 17, 2013
I snapped this week. It was during dismissal. The hallway was crazy. Kids running wild. Fighting, punching, screaming, shouting. The chaos trickled into my room. Within minutes, my kids had unraveled into a scene of pandemonium. I could barely keep tabs on everyone....
by Bridget Eileen Rivera | Mar 10, 2013
Ra’Vae carries an aura about her. She walks into school every morning with a set of braided pig-tails, a Hannah Montana backpack, and a look of fierce intensity. She is the first to help out around the classroom, quick to comfort a hurting child, and the...