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Leaving the Best Job I Ever Had

November 6, 2017 by Penny 54 Comments

Today, the best full-time job I’ve ever had is ending. Don’t get me wrong. I’m going back to a pretty fantastic one. But as I pull out of our driveway and say goodbye to my maternity leave, I can’t help but think about the sixteen-pound drooling baby bossman who made that job so wonderful. I’ve … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: baby, baby fund, career, family, maternity leave, passion, school, teaching, work

Outside the Echo Chamber

September 21, 2016 by Penny 19 Comments

Education is messy. Like any system, nothing in our public schools is simple. While it’s really easy to point the blame at teachers, school boards, and the government, the problems run deeper than that. Yesterday, it came to light that a school in Pennsylvania had enacted a controversial practice of trying to recoup the money … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: change, education, food, lunches, opinion, poverty, progress, school

Frugally Awesome…or Awkward: Part 2

April 8, 2016 by Penny 27 Comments

In the last installment of this series, I confessed to being a supremely awkward being. I wasn’t lying. Just when I thought I couldn’t embarrass myself any more in front of my bosses, I had my evaluation meeting. Halfway through the meeting, one of the beads on my necklace cannonballed down my shirt. Thankfully, we … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: awkward, creative, embarassing, frugal, funny, saving, school, work

How We Flunked Teaching Delayed Gratification

September 16, 2015 by Penny 6 Comments

At the start of each school year, fundraisers are ubiquitous across the country. From cookie dough and wrapping paper to magazines and chocolate-covered pretzels, items are sold to family, friends, and neighbors to raise money for various school projects. In the past, students have been able to redeem their sales for assorted trinkets, plastic novelties, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: delayed gratification, lessons, saving, school, tuition

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