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Ching Shih the Pirate Queen

February 4, 2016 Tamra Creations & Curations, Videos & Audio

“Yes, instead of helping you, I am just taking pictures.” I left the room just long enough to grab Elsa. Hearing a crash, I returned to find Ching Shih soaked, and my water glass turned over.

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Featured Posts

  • The Confused Ferrets of Education
    Elsa is still learning how to be a ferret. Early shelter life impacted her, but she is watching the others and learning. Sort of. Sometimes she misses the point. Today I watch as Ching Shih...
  • Survey of Research for the Personalized Education Learning Model
    I am often asked about what led to the creation of CMASAS, and more eagerly, what the secret is to having such an extraordinarily high student success rate.  The journey that led to the creation...
  • Aspies Don’t Lack Empathy – Just the Opposite
    A common trait that people associate with Asperger’s is the lack of empathy.  This misconception could be due to “normal people” lacking the ability to empathize with Aspies.  Chew on that irony for a moment....
  • Do Teachers “Give” Grades?
    You know that whole back-and-forth exchange where a student thinks that a teacher “gives” grades, and the teacher responds that the student actually earns the grade? Unfortunately, in many cases the student’s perception might be...
  • My daughter wants to be Neil Gaiman, and I’m good with that.
    My daughter Cass is traveling the country with a cat named Juan and a chicken named Vanna. I could blame Neil Gaiman, but it’s probably my fault. Here’s what I think happened.  Over the years,...
  • Student Voice “Undermining”?
    He towered over me, easily twice my size, shaking with anger. How dare I undermine him, making him look like a fool! Having a very large, angry man only inches away from me triggered me...
  • Accidentally Dyeing My Body Blue, and Other Acts of Love
    My goal was to have quality time with my daughter Heather, and I left the options wide open on the different things we could do together. She didn’t come up with any ideas, gave “maybe”...

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