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Monthly Archives January 2009

Spank You Very Much!


I originally wrote this blog post for parenting blog This Mommy Gig; it appeared on August 26th, 2008.   I have edited it slightly for inclusion on my blog. Last week, CNN.com reported that over 200,000 children in the US were spanked at school in the 2006-2007 school year.  As I read the article (with this [...]

Posted 12 January 2009 † damian § Behavior § Parents ‡ Comments (2) °

T3: Cutting Up in the Classroom


Rebecca Bell over at Notes from the School Psychologist recently started a blog carnival called Teaching Tips Tuesdays (or T3).  This is my contribution to this week’s edition (but linked to last week’s T3, since there isn’t one up for this week yet), and will be cross-posted to/linked from her blog (I think!). As an [...]

Posted 06 January 2009 † damian § Damian's Favorites § English Lit § Organization § Reflection § School Psychology ‡ Comments (1) °

Dear Diary


My recent stint filling in as a school psychologist in a maternity-leave position was unique to me for a few reasons.  Not only was it my first “real world” exposure to working in the field (internship notwithstanding), but I was also working within a finite time period.  This job had a “sell-by” date on it, [...]

Posted 02 January 2009 † damian § Cell Phones § Fun Stuff § Reflection § School Psychology ‡ Comments (4) °